New Mexico Airport Rocks Alternative Energy!

New Mexico’s Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport has installed a solar energy array that is designed to feed energy back to the state power grid.

The Alamogordo Daily News reports the new 8 kW grid-tie array will be connected to the PNM’s energy system, with expected savings of up to $500 a month. The project was financed with a $100,000 grant from the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, and the Albuquerque-based company Sacred Power installed the system.

The installation is the first of its kind for a New Mexico airport.