MICROGRID SOLUTIONS
Make your critical facilities sustainable and resilient working with IMG's microgrid experts!
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TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS
Our Project Services Include:
Design & Engineering
Construction
Operations
Asset Management
PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MICROGRID
First unveiled in July 2021, IMG and their partner, Peoples Gas, completed the first-of-its-kind microgrid project at
Pittsburgh International Airport (“PIT”) making it the first major airport in the world to be completely powered through
on-site natural gas and nearly 10,000 solar panels
The microgrid allows PIT to be self-sufficient for power generation and resilient to outages on the traditional grid while also saving millions of dollars and decreasing their carbon footprint. Due to the immense success of the project, IMG is planning to more than double the number of solar panels as part of its Phase II solar field expansion which will add another roughly 14,000 panels. Phase 1 of the on-site solar is net metered into the Duquesne Light distribution grid. Construction of the 3.6 MW array took less than 6 months.
IMG IS THE DEVELOPER, OWNER, AND OPERATOR OF THE SOLAR ARRAY
IMG also designed, operates and maintains the 20 MW natural gas plant at the airport, which began operations in June 2021. The microgrid can produce up to 24 megawatts between its five natural gas-fired generators and the solar array. The solar array is built atop a closed landfill, repurposing land that is otherwise unsuitable for development initiatives and underscoring the airport’s sustainability goals.
PIT’s microgrid has saved approximately $1 million annually in utility costs while reducing carbon emissions by more than 6 million pounds per year.
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