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Iowa City Municipal Airport receives $442k grant for solar panel project

Solar power will reduce the airport’s electrical utility costs by around 50%.
By: Annie Smith Barkalow|February 5, 2024
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    • An airplane taxis down the runway at the Iowa City Municipal Airport. The airport received $442,800 to fund a solar project that will reduce electric utility costs in half.

    An airplane taxis down the runway at the Iowa City Municipal Airport. The airport received $442,800 to fund a solar project that will reduce electric utility costs in half. CREDIT IOWA CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

    The Iowa City Municipal Airport received a $442,800 grant to help fund the cost of a solar panel project slated to begin this summer, courtesy of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

    The funding award was announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Jan. 30, as part of a $245.9 million in Airport Infrastructure Grants.

    This is the first solar project for the airport, and will help…

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