Plattsburgh International Cuts Heating Costs with Solar [SolarWall 2 Stage] Technology |
| Released on May 31 2011 |
| SolarWall News >> Media |
Source: Airport Improvement (05/06/2011 P28-31) By: Robert Nordstrom
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At Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) in upstate New York, heating accounted for 60% of overall energy costs. But a fully funded solar project slated for completion in late April is expected to slash next winter's heating bills. Airport manager Tom Long describes the predicament: "Several buildings at the airport were unmarketable because the utility bills were so high. We have a 166,000-square foot hangar with an annual heating cost of $355,000. No one wants to rent with utility bills like that. So we started looking for ways to drop the heating load and offset these costs."
After researching various renewable energy products, PEG contracted Conserval Engineering to install its SolarWall panels on four airport buildings for $621,000. Interestingly, one of the buildings is an industrial facility leased by Smart Chillers, which manufactures energy-efficient centrifugal chillers. Now, the airport tenant makes energy-efficient chillers in an energy-efficient facility, Long points out wryly.
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