Pittsburgh International Airport Microgrid

PJ Dick provided design-build services with LLI Engineering. The microgrid project pairs natural gas with solar power. This combined cooling heating power plant (CCHP) and solar installation is the primary source of electricity for the entire airport property. The microgrid is powered by five natural gas-fired generators with a total capacity of 20 MW and about 7,800 solar panels with a total capacity of 2.5 MW. This makes Pittsburgh International Airport the world’s most resilient facility of its kind.