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JFK Airport Terminal Gets a Solar Grid to Cut Emissions

John F. Kennedy International Airport’s future terminal will add a rooftop array

John F. Kennedy International Airport's future terminal will add a rooftop array and integrated microgrid to help reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

A rendering of the New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Source: JFK NTO

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John F. Kennedy International Airport's New Terminal One will get the largest rooftop solar array on any US airport — part of a set of sustainability features aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and blunting the considerable climate impact of air travel.

Designed by AlphaStruxure, a joint venture of Schneider Electric and Carlyle, the panels — some 13,000 of them — will feed energy into a 11.34 megawatt microgrid. Each of the system's four "power islands" is designed to function as an integrated energy system; together, the microgrid will boast 7.66 megawatts of rooftop solar power, 3.68 megawatts of natural gas fuel cells, and 4 megawatt-hours of battery energy storage. Reclaimed heat will be used to generate chilled water and heat hot water. The rooftop's photovoltaic array alone can create enough electricity to power 1,039 average U.S. homes for a year, according to the company press release.