Power on the Lease: Why Tenant Improvement Electrical Became the Defining Constraint of 2026 Commercial Real Estate
In 2026, the most consequential line item in a commercial tenant improvement (TI) is no longer millwork, glass, or even HVAC. It is electrical. Across U.S. office, life-science, industrial-flex, and retail conversions, landlords, tenants, and contractors are discovering that the building’s electrical backbone—service size, panelboard capacity, transformer ratings, feeder routes, and the utility’s willingness to […]
