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U. S. Army

Renewable Energy Program

Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords8th Congressional District

Arizona

10 June 2009

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Purpose

Provide information on the Army Renewable Energy Program

Army Renewable Energy Program

Biomass

Solar

Geothermal

Wind Hydro

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An integral part of the Army Energy Security Implementation Strategy

Strategic Energy Security Goals (ESGs)

ESG 1. Reduced energy consumption

ESG 2. Increased energy efficiency across platforms and facilities

ESG 3. Increased use of renewable/alternative energy

ESG 4. Assured access to sufficient energy supplies

ESG 5. Reduced adverse impacts on the environment

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Secretary of the Army Initiatives

Army Renewable Energy Program

Biomass Waste-to-Liquid Fuel Technology Demonstration

30MW Geothermal Power Plant at Hawthorne, NV

Acquire 4,000 Neighborhood Electric Vehicles – 40 bases

Energy Savings Performance Contract – Fort Leavenworth

500Mw Solar Energy Project at Fort Irwin, CA

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Energy Conservation Investment Program(ECIP)

• Over half of the ECIP projects in the FY 07, 08 and 09 Program are Renewable Energy projects

• Almost two thirds of the ECIP ARRA projects this year are Renewable Energy Projects

• Fort Huachuca has on ongoing FY 08 ECIP for a 1 MW wind turbine

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Installation Technology Transition Program FY 08 and FY 09

• Deployable – Renewable Energy Power Station (D-REPS) at Fort Irwin can reduce fuel supply convoys in Iraq and Afghanistan

• Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) at Fort Huachuca

• Four Solar project at Fort Huachuca

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Renewable & Distributed Energy TechnologiesPhotovoltaic Applications

Grid Connected Array – Yuma Proving Ground, Grid Connected Array – Yuma Proving Ground, AZAZ

Remote Power Generation – Kwajalein Atoll Lighting, Fort Irwin, CA

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Renewable & Distributed Energy TechnologiesVarious Applications

Wind PowerCamp Williams, UT

Solar Water Heating Fort Huachuca, AZ

Fuel CellFort Huachuca, AZ

New Jersey National Guard Bureau10 KVA Photovoltaic Array

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Renewable Energy TechnologiesSolar Wall Applications

Fort Drum, NY

Fort Carson, CO

Fort Huachuca, AZ

Fort Lewis, WA

Fort Drum, NY

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SummaryLegislation for the NDAA

• Amend existing law to enable renewable energy projects by extending to 40 years the contract length authority for Energy Savings Performance Contracts (from 25), Utilities Energy Services Contracts (from 10), Power Purchase Agreements (from 10), and any other type of alternative financing

• Amend existing law for retained savings so that all the funds stay at the Army installation and that at least 50% must be for energy efficiency, water reduction or renewable energy projects

• Increase funding for the Installation Technology Transition Program from $10M to $50M and preauthorize any project over $750K.

• Authorize the Army to issue $30B in energy security bonds over the next seven years.