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AUTHOR Joe Petrie COVER STORY
Solar Arrays:
Owning vs. Leasing
Owning your own solar arrays brings benefits
leasing to outside partners hinder.
SOLAR POWER is being embraced at airports across
North America as they look for ways to enhance sustainability
efforts both environmentally and financially.
The technology behind solar continues
to mature, and a lot of options are
available to airports looking at implementing
a system designed for their
facility.
Corey Harper, aviation sales account
manager for Veregy, provides guidance
on what airports need to think about
before embarking on a solar project or
partnering with an area utility.
Net Metering vs
Revenue Generating
Solar installations can be viewed via two
basic lenses:
* Net Metering: power reduction to
the airport
* Revenue Generating: a ground
lease of property to a utility
Airports traditionally approached
solar installations as revenue generating
installations, but Harper said the big
drawback is the loss of leasable space. If
you lease 400 acres of airport property
to a utility for solar panels, the space will
be tied up for decades, limiting space for
other potential tenants.
" You might make another $200/
month so you might make $80,000
off that 400-acre plot of ground. But
if you're spending $80,000 in energy,
you could have a solution that pays for
itself in a decade, "
Harper said. " Then
you're making money
on a solar system that
takes up less property
and still allows for
new hangar tenants to
come into the land. "
A roof-mounted
system or a parking
lot system or 5-acre
array next to a terminal
could offset
power costs and save
Corey Harper,
Aviation Sales
Account Manager,
Veregy
VEREGY
Solar array at Indianapolis
International Airport
VEREGY
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of March-April_2022

Inside the Fence
Industry Update
More Than Clean
Sinks Beyond the Restroom
Sustainability in Aviation Showcase
Snow, Software and Streamlined Operations
Legal Matters
Product Focus
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March-April_2022 - Inside the Fence
March-April_2022 - Industry Update
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March-April_2022 - More Than Clean
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March-April_2022 - Sinks Beyond the Restroom
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