What will it really take to decarbonize real estate and who is going to pay for it? In this highlight episode, Brendan Wallace breaks down the staggering $18 trillion challenge of decarbonizing U.S. buildings and why the real estate industry must fundamentally rethink its role. You’ll learn why buildings are being forced to evolve from passive structures into active energy producers — generating, storing, and monetizing power.

We also explore why less than 3% of buildings have onsite solar, what’s really holding adoption back, and how capital markets, regulation, and tenant demand are reshaping owner behavior. You’ll hear why sustainability is shifting from a “nice to have” to a cost-of-capital advantage, how energy efficiency impacts asset value, and why the landlords who embrace this shift early could unlock massive long-term profitability.

What You'll Learn In Today's Episode:

• The true cost of decarbonizing U.S. real estate.
• How climate capital in real estate has scaled.
• Why buildings must act as distributed energy assets.
• What’s blocking widespread rooftop solar adoption.
• The role of EV charging, storage, and microgrids.
• How regulation is forcing owner action.
• Why energy efficiency improves cost of capital.
• How tenant demand drives sustainability decisions.
• Where future competitive advantage will emerge.

Resources In Today's Episode:

• Brendan Wallace: LinkedIn
• Gareth Evans: LinkedIn
• Dan Roberts: LinkedIn
• VECKTA: News

You can view a video of the conversation on VECKTA's website here: https://tinyurl.com/48yckdct

What if your renewable energy tax credits could turn into immediate cash instead of sitting on your balance sheet for years? In this episode, Erik Underwood, Co-Founder and CEO of Basis Climate, and James Coombes, VP of Business Development at Conductor Solar, break down how tax credit transfers are reshaping renewable energy finance and why more developers, businesses, and REITs are choosing to sell their credits instead of carrying them forward.

You’ll learn how the Inflation Reduction Act opened the door to simplified credit transfers, how pricing typically works (including discounts and transaction costs), and why timing can dramatically impact the value of your deal. We also explore what buyers look for in underwriting, the risks around recapture and IRS compliance, how small and mid-sized credits differ from large utility-scale transactions, and when it makes sense to sell versus retain credits.

What You’ll Learn in Today’s Episode:

• What a tax credit transfer actually is.
• How the IRA changed clean energy finance.
• Why businesses sell credits instead of keeping them.
• How transaction costs impact net proceeds.
• IRS registration requirements and timing rules.
• What underwriting buyers require.
• Recapture risk and indemnification basics.
• Minimum credit sizes that make sense to transact.
• How REITs structure tax credit sales.

Resources in Today's Episode:

• Erik Underwood: LinkedIn
• James Coombes: LinkedIn
• Dan Roberts: LinkedIn
• VECKTA: News

You can view a video of the conversation on VECKTA's website here: https://tinyurl.com/3brvzx2h

What if the grid reliability forecasts we trust are built on assumptions that don’t hold up in the real world? In this highlight episode, we explore one of the most overlooked vulnerabilities in modern energy systems: the gap between installed natural gas capacity and actual fuel availability.

Listen in to hear about the deeper market forces at play, including why stressed grids create windfall profits for generators, how clearing prices reward volatility, and the ways renewable subsidies lead to negative bidding that distorts the entire system. You'll learn how market design, oversight gaps, and fuel constraints collide.

What You’ll Learn in Today’s Episode:

• Why natural gas plants may not have fuel during peak demand.
• How ISO New England used onsite diesel to prevent outages.
• How clearing prices incentivize volatility in stressed grids.
• Why renewable subsidies create negative bidding
• Why strong oversight is essential for grid reliability.

Resources in Today's Episode:

• Meredith Angwin: LinkedIn | Substack
• Gareth Evans: LinkedIn
• Dan Roberts: LinkedIn
• VECKTA: News

You can view a video of the conversation on VECKTA's website here: https://tinyurl.com/ykjtkb43