Airport Energy Security: Ameresco Deploys Solar, LEDs at Killeen Regional

A regional Texas airport is the latest such mission-critical facility to welcome on-site renewable energy and efficiency upgrades as part of its long-term sustainability and power resiliency vision.

The Killeen Regional Airport is now home to a 1.2-MW solar array atop the facility’s covered parking areas. Massachusetts-based developer Ameresco led the complicated project through to completion this year.

The airport energy resiliency work includes the solar arrays which serve the terminal, as well as power for parking lots. Ameresco also guided an overhaul of lighting with new LEDs.

“By integrating solar technology and energy-efficient lighting, this great project not only modernizes the airport infrastructure but also delivers significant cost savings,” Lou Maltezos, president of the Central & Western USA, Canada for Massachusetts-based Ameresco, said.

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