Miami Airport Moves Forward with Attempts to Cut Costs, Energy Use

Miami International Airport and FPL Services, a subsidiary of energy giant Florida Power & Light Co., has started the second phase of an energy efficiency project expected to save the airport a net cost of $11 million, FPL announced Thursday.

The project consists of retrofitting 40,000 lighting fixtures in a 7.5 million-square-foot terminal, adding occupancy sensors and installing 10 new high-efficiency motors and chilled-water pumps. The improvements are expected to cutthe airports annual carbon dioxide emissionsby 5,035 metric tons over the next 15 years.

The airport serves 33.9 million annual passengers and 35,000 employees.