Denver International Airport to bring more solar power online
Photo ourtesy of Denver International Airport
Solar IV is currently under construction at Denver International Airport.
Denver International Airport[5], the nation’s fifth busiest, expects its fourth solar power system to start operations this summer.
The system, referred to as Solar IV, will capable of generating up to 2 megawatts of power, or 3 million kilowatt-hours of power a year. It's being installed on the north side of the DIA property.
The project is expected to generate enough power for more than 750 typical Denver homes, the airport said Tuesday.
When finished, the airport will have solar power stations capable of generating up to 10 megawatts of power — among the highest of any U.S. airport.
Oak Leaf Energy Partners is the developer for the project, and has done several large solar power projects around Denver.
The project cost of about $6 million will be paid for by the owners, who are using the name Denver Solar IV LLC.
DIA will buy the electricity via a 20-year contract and expects that the average per-kilowatt hour will be less than what the airport pays Xcel Energy[6] Inc. for the electricity.
“Denver International Airport has made a commitment to invest in sustainability,” said Denver Mayor Michael Hancock[7].
“The airport supports energy conservation and green technologies — such as solar arrays, alternative-fuel vehicles and systems that collect and recycle aircraft deicing fluid — because of the associated cost savings, and because it’s the right thing to do for DIA and for future generations,” he said.
Some of the electricity generated by Solar IV will be used directly at DIA to power the Denver Fire Department’s Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Training Academy. Excess electricity will be sold to Xcel, the airport said.
Cathy Proctor covers energy, the environment, transportation and construction for the Denver Business Journal and edits the weekly "Energy Inc." newsletter. Phone: 303-803-9233. Subscribe to the Energy Inc. newsletter[8]
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