As industrial real estate becomes more automated, electrified and operationally intensive, power capacity is emerging as a subtle but increasingly important differentiator across warehouses, logistics facilities and manufacturing space. What was once a standardized assumption in industrial development is now evolving into a more nuanced discussion around flexibility, scalability and long-term operational resilience.
In this discussion, Clark Machemer, senior managing director at Crow Holdings Development, along with Matt Colter and Michael Balcom, senior managing directors at Crow Holdings Capital, examine how rising power demands are reshaping tenant expectations, development strategy and underwriting assumptions across U.S. industrial markets. The conversation explores the growing influence of automation and advanced manufacturing, the realities of utility coordination and equipment availability, and the extent to which industrial users are — or are not — competing dire
