Hourly Electric Airport Ground Support Equipment Load Profiles for Top 50 US Airports

Modeled electricity demand profiles provide hourly annual (8760) load data for electric airport ground support equipment. The dataset covers the top 50 U.S. airports by enplanements, as described in a 2025 NREL technical report.

Use Cases

• Model grid integration impacts of electric ground support equipment using 8760 hourly load profiles.
• Analyze seasonal and diurnal electricity demand patterns for airport operations.
• Simulate energy storage requirements for airport infrastructure based on modeled load data.
• Benchmark airport electrification progress across the top 50 U.S. airports by enplanements.

Strengths

• Provides 8760 hourly data points per profile for a full year of analysis.
• Covers the top 50 U.S. airports, offering a broad national scope.
• Derived from a published 2025 NREL technical report, ensuring a documented methodology.
• Explicitly focuses on electric airport ground support equipment, a specific and relevant domain.

Limitations

• Data is modeled, not measured, which may not reflect real-world operational variances.
• Limited to the top 50 U.S. airports, excluding smaller regional facilities.
• The underlying model assumptions and input parameters are not detailed in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Department of Energy.

Collection Method

Modeled datasets as described in Liu et al. (2025) NREL technical report TP-5400-92139.

Time Range

Annual hourly profiles (8760 hours).

Freshness

Last updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

United States, specifically the top 50 airports by enplanements.