![]() ![]() WCP Solar has done solar projects on schools and other government facilities since the company started in 2007, Walters said. The airport started working on the project in 2019, Goetz said.Įverton Walters, the president of WCP Solar, said his company put in a bid for the project at that time. The project is an Illowa Impact Agreement, Goetz said, and is one of the larger solar projects on an airport going on in the Midwest. The other half is supplied through the airport's current energy provider, MidAmerican Energy. The solar panels are expected to cover about half of the airport's energy consumption, Goetz said. "The easiest way to explain it is the airport is playing host as the site of the panels," Goetz said. Goetz said the solar panels would undergo about three months of tests and system preparation and start operating in November. "WCP Solar in turn sells the solar credits to MidAmerican Energy to further offset their environmental impact/footprint." "This allows the airport to receive stable and low-cost electricity while WCP Solar receives the tax credits and income generated from the sale of the electricity," Goetz wrote in an email. The airport worked with WCP Solar, a Naperville, Ill., company, to own, operate and maintain the project under a "solar power purchase agreement." The $8 million project was financed by WCP Solar at no expense to the airport. The 1.9-megawatt system is expected to save the airport roughly $600,000 in energy costs over the next decade, said Joseph Goetz, airport operations manager. ![]() The municipal airport recently finished installing solar panels on the roofs of its short term parking overhang and atop the airport terminal. ![]() 15-The roof of the Quad Cities International Airport has a new look for travelers passing through. ![]()
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