David Gaier, NRG Energy
June 21, 2017
Summary
On Tuesday, June 20, the air temperature in Phoenix reached 120 degrees. Extreme, even for that location, the truly remarkable thing was that dozens of flights at Sky Harbor International Airport were canceled because the aircraft could simply not safely take off in that heat. This primarily affected regional jets, because those aircraft typically cannot operate above 117° due to the fact that the lower air density at that temperature cannot provide enough lift.
Downtown Phoenix was similarly sweltering, yet inside dozens of buildings in the city center, temperatures were cool and comfortable, because their air conditioning systems were being directly supported by chilled water from “District Energy” plants owned and operated by NRG and its subsidiary, NRG Yield.
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