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Denver International outlines Vision 100, warns accelerated capital programs will strain power supply
Summary
DEN executives told lawmakers the airport is seeing record passenger growth and advancing major projects (rental car consolidation, north terminal expansion, additional gates), and raised a near‑term concern that planned projects will sharply increase electricity demand — the rental car facility alone is estimated to require 45 MW.
Phil Washington, CEO of Denver International Airport, told the Transportation Legislative Review Committee that DEN handled roughly 82.3 million passengers last year — well above its original design capacity — and is pursuing a strategic program called Vision 100 to prepare for 100 million annual passengers and an Operation 2045 plan to accommodate still higher volumes.
Washington highlighted the airport’s strong fiscal…
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