For facility professionals, rising utility costs are no longer just a budgeting issue—they are becoming an operations issue. As grid constraints tighten, energy prices climb, and utilities lean harder on demand charges, many facilities are discovering that the biggest driver of cost is no longer how much power they consume over a month, but the brief peaks that set their billing threshold. During his presentation at NFMT East, Rich Fox explores how this shift, combined with grid constraints, new building performance regulations and surging demand from AI-driven data centers, is reshaping the operational landscape.
