Strategies to Identify and Address Critical Utility Demands and Availability

Utilities, such as water and electricity, have a limited supply. The demand for utilities is increasing with the emergence of technologies, increasing passenger capacity, and the expectation to be self-sufficient during natural or man-made disasters. Local utility companies likely do not have the same priorities as the airport and cannot meet peak or unexpected demands. Discussions about utility demand and availability may be new to airports, and there is a lack of understanding about utility companies may not always be able to meet demand, how to start the conversation, and who to have it with. The objective of this research is to provide guidelines to airports for future utility planning, including cost-benefit analysis for investment, understanding current airport capacity.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5947
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $400,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 02-108

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)

  Transportation Research Board, 500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Project Managers:

  Murthy, Krishna

• Start Date: 20250812
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Demand; Public utilities; Strategic planning
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Energy; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01963018
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 02-108
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 12 2025 10:19AM