Airport Microgrid Implementation Tools

Awareness of the vulnerability of the country’s existing electrical system has increased with the frequency of short-term blackouts and long-term utility outages. Power outages impact airport operations by causing flight delays, extended layovers, disruptions in cargo operations, loss of revenue, and limitations in airports’ ability to provide emergency support.

ACRP WebResource 19: Airport Microgrid Implementation Tools, from TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program, provides tools that can be used by airports to analyze the feasibility of implementing a microgrid. It is associated with ACRP Research Report 228: Airport Microgrid Implementation Toolkit, which provides an overview of airport microgrid research.