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104 C H A P T E R 1 0 10.1 Background Airports get their power from a large patchwork of different private and public entities. There are approximately 3,300 utilities in the United States.
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Electric Industry Trends 105 sensors and innovative demand response contracts, while the power supplies are constantly varying. The third major disruptive technology that is remaking how utilities and policymakers think about electricity is large-scale batteries that store electricity.
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106 Preparing Your Airport for Electric Aircraft and Hydrogen Technologies rapidly transferred to the electric aircraft battery to enable a quick turnaround. Finally, batteries will provide critical fast-acting backup power in support of an airport microgrid.
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Electric Industry Trends 107 Solar power also offers opportunities for airports to advance their environmental and social governance priorities. In a new solar installation at JFK, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the New York Power Authority installed a 5 MW plant for airport consumption and another 5 MW plant that will sell electricity at a discount to nearby low-income neighborhoods.
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108 Preparing Your Airport for Electric Aircraft and Hydrogen Technologies (For example, an electric vehicle would have a much higher impact in a state that relies heavily on coal than in a state that primarily uses hydroelectric or wind power.) Electric vehicles are experiencing integration challenges with existing planning, mobility, and policy framework as the sector continues to innovate and expand.
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