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title: BlackRock Backs Building Efficiency as a Grid Asset
description: BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners leads a $250 million investment in Budderfly, enhancing commercial building efficiency as a key grid asset.
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# [BlackRock Backs Building Efficiency as a Grid Asset](https://news.budderfly.com/power-magazine-blackrocks-infrastructure-arm-leads-250-million-bet-on-commercial-building-efficiency-as-a-grid-asset)

 Written by [Budderfly](https://news.budderfly.com/author/budderfly) | Mar 30, 2026, 7:18:11 PM

March 26, 2026 - POWER magazine covers Budderfly's $250 million debt facility upsizing led by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock, bringing the total facility to $550 million. A signal that some of the world's largest infrastructure investors are now treating behind-the-meter commercial efficiency as a strategic grid asset.

*"Global Infrastructure Partners' commitment, along with continued investment from Vantage Infrastructure, is critical to scaling a capital-intensive business like Budderfly. This expansion of our debt facility strengthens our ability to own the upfront investment, manage performance over time, and deliver measurable energy and cost-saving outcomes for our customers. It reflects confidence in our model and positions us to continue removing friction for commercial operators as they modernize and decarbonize their facilities."* — Al Subbloie, CEO

Read the full article [here](https://www.powermag.com/blackrocks-infrastructure-arm-leads-250-million-bet-on-commercial-building-efficiency-as-a-grid-asset/).

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