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3 Power outages occur due to aging infrastructure, extreme weather events, and other causes ranging from animal-related outages to physical and cyberattack.3,4 The grid is also susceptible to disruption from human activities, including accidents, errors in operations, and political sabotage. The consequences of power losses are more significant in the computer age because the briefest interruption in electricity supply can result in loss of data and require system restarts that may damage equipment or delay activities.
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4 Airport Microgrid Implementation Toolkit Texas, Austin, that can generate 135 megawatts (MW) of power via a combined heat and power (CHP)
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Microgrid Overview 5 broader utility system. The toolkit provides airport project proponents with an overview of the microgrid configuration process as well as education about key technical issues, questions, and decision points.
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6 Airport Microgrid Implementation Toolkit microgrids to participate in markets that support the functionality of the wider electricity grid. There is a wide range of hardware and software approaches to microgrid control, with new solutions entering the market at a rapid pace.
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Microgrid Overview 7 with surface parking. A key siting criterion is the avoidance of adverse glare on the airport traffic control tower and aircraft on final runway approach.
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