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74 Previous chapters of this report provide detailed information on the steps necessary for airports to develop a business case for renewable energy. Business case examples provide enhanced context for illustrating the decision-making steps for renewable energy.
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Examples of Business Cases 75 Since its founding, Facebook has been committed to operating in a way that minimizes environmental impact while ensuring its long-term sustainability. Facebook recognized that its operations demand a significant amount of energy and that it has a responsibility to consume that energy in a sustainable way.
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76 Developing a Business Case for Renewable Energy at Airports Primary driver: Facebook's primary driver is sustainability and reduction of the carbon footprint. Supplemental drivers: The supplemental drivers are business and financial advantages associated with long-term price stability and hedge, affecting change by greening the grid, and taking a leadership position as a company committed to sustainability.
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Examples of Business Cases 77 looking to purchase green power is to begin the financial investigations well in advance of the organization's budget process. 7.3 Luther College Luther College is an undergraduate liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
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78 Developing a Business Case for Renewable Energy at Airports of higher education, it feels called upon to demonstrate the feasibility of renewable energy technology and to demonstrate to its students that renewable energy can be good fiscal and environmental stewardship of their tuition dollars at the same time. Planning and decision making: The project was led by a faculty member at Luther who is also the chair of the Energy and Water Task Group of the Campus Sustainability Council, which was the primary driver behind the development of the renewable energy projects.
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Examples of Business Cases 79 Mission: "The Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) is operated as a self-funded enterprise.
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80 Developing a Business Case for Renewable Energy at Airports Terminal Project was conceived, the airport staff knew what questions to ask and which experts to work with to design a building that achieved aggressive sustainability goals in a cost-effective manner in the short-term. This would eventually result in long-term cost savings.
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Examples of Business Cases 81 the renewable energy system is associated. The goals are to "island the airport" (i.e., to operate independent of the grid)
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82 Developing a Business Case for Renewable Energy at Airports Since space is quite constrained at the airport, this was more critical than it might be at other airports. The staff was able to offset this through buyback clauses in the PPA.
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Examples of Business Cases 83 • Keep everyone around the table. Plans must be integrated between airport departments.
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