Duquesne Light celebrates its first solar power agreement, for the second time

Duquesne Light celebrates its first solar power agreement, for the second time

It’s take two for Duquesne Light Co.’s plan to boost solar development in the region. In 2021, the Downtown-based utility that serves more...

Solar Field Expansion Shines Light on How PIT Uses Its 8,800 Acres to Create Resiliency

Pittsburgh International Airport continues to maximize its 8,800-acre campus to drive economic development in the region with a project that will more than double its solar field. Power outages that shut down London Heathrow Airport and airports in Spain and Portugal highlighted the significance of PIT’s award-winning microgrid, a blueprint for airport resiliency around the world. Thanks to the microgrid, the airport can generate its own power w…

Pittsburgh International Airport plans 4-MW expansion to existing solar array

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), in partnership with Duquesne Light Company (DLC) and IMG Energy Solutions, a Liberty Energy company, is planning an expansion of its solar field as part of the airport’s energy innovation plans. The project marks DLC’s first power purchase agreement, making clean energy more accessible for the Pittsburgh region. The expansion will… The post Pittsburgh International Airport plans 4-MW expansion to existing …

Pittsburgh International Airport to More Than Double its Solar Energy Production

A SOUTHWEST PLANE FLIES OVER THE 10,000 SOLAR PANELS AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE SOLAR FIELD WILL MORE THAN DOUBLE IN SIZE BY 2027. | PHOTO BY VIRGINIA LINN When a power outage shut down London Heathrow Airport in March for most of a day, more than 1,300 flights were canceled, disrupting travel for 200,000 passengers. That won’t happen at Pittsburgh International Airport. That’s because the airport is totally powered by its own 23-m…

Tiny tour of Pittsburgh International Airport’s new terminal - Stuck at the Airport

Pretty much everyone who flies to or from Pittsburgh, PA is looking forward to the opening of the new landside terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). This $1.5 billion project is about 80% complete and will wrap up later this year with an opening date set for fall. The Stuck at the Airport team stopped by for a hard hat tour to see how things were going. Here’s a tiny tour of Pittsburgh International Airport’s new landside terminal,…