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Renewable Energy for Marine Corps Logistic Base Albany

Renewable Energy Case Study

August 15, 2017

Energy Exchange: Connect • Collaborate • Conserve

• Frederick R. Broome, Jr. Director of the Installation & Environment Division, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, Georgia

• Hubert “Ski” Smigelski Deputy Director of the Installation & Environment Division, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, Georgia

• Russell McNair, Technical Sales Manager, Constellation

• Johan Ulloa, Manager, Distributed Energy, Constellation

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Presenters


Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Overview

• Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany is a United States Marine Corps base located just outside Albany, Georgia.

• The primary mission of the units on the base is to rebuild and repair ground combat and combat support equipment and to support installations on the East Coast of the United States through its Marine Corps Logistics Command's Maintenance Center.

• The base comprises more than 3,300 acres, 360 facilities and employs more than 2,400 civilians along with a complement of 600 Marines, with a Base population of 5000 personnel. Tenet Commands include Marine Corps Logistics Command, Marine Corp Systems Command and Defense Logistics Agency.

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How can the Marine Corps…• Develop energy networks that will keep the power on at critical

locations during a grid outage?• Meet Department of the Navy goals to increase renewable

energy production, improve energy efficiency, and reduce costs?

• Achieve “NetZero” using local renewable resources?

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The Challenge


Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany has been very active in pursuing the key components toward Net Zero which include:• Energy Conservation - reducing energy demand by increasing

building/infrastructure efficiency• Renewable Energy Generation - creating energy using a

renewable/sustainable resource• Landfill-gas-to-electricity generator • Ground source heat pumps• Solar photovoltaics (PV)

• Installation of biomass electrical energy generation system• Concept started in 2010 through discussions with stakeholders (Procter & Gamble,

DOE, local government, Georgia Power, Navy and Marine Corps leadership)• Overcame challenges around contracting methodology, land lease requirements,

technology, and coordination between the parties

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Project History


Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany collaborated with Constellation to develop and implement a plan to leverage steam from the woody biomass plant located on leased land on Procter & Gamble’s property and convert it to electricity.

Steam generated from the plant will be sent to a steam turbine located on land leased to MCLBA by P&G. There, the steam will be converted to electricity and then distributed to the Base via a 1.5-mile electrical line.

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Solution


• Constellation will construct, operate, and maintain the 8.5 MW steam turbine during the 23-year term under a Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC),

• Constellation is interconnecting the critical power generators at the Base to create a cyber-secure microgrid, an independent electricity network that has its own power source and is capable of separating from the grid during emergencies.

• All together, these enhancements will increase reliability, stability, and security of the electrical generation and distribution system.

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Solution

Energy Exchange: Connect • Collaborate • Conserve8

Biomass Technology

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Project Layout

AGE Biomass Plant

Proposed routing of overhead distribution line

Proposed tie in to Base Electrical Grid

Proposed MCLBA Steam Turbine


Project • First “Net Zero” Marine Corps Base • $47 million in Energy Conservation Measures • $178 million in total expected energy cost savings over a 23-year period • $5 million in annual energy cost savings in the first year, which then

escalates annually • Microgrid for energy resiliency Technical • 8.5 MW steam turbine that is expected to generate 44 MWh in the first

year of operation, operated by Constellation • 100,000 fixtures will be upgraded with Tubular LED bulbs • 2.1 MW Combined Heat and Power landfill generator operated by

Constellation • Smart Grid Control System (SGCS) to enhance transparency and control of

the Microgrid and meet Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirements.

• Enhancements to the existing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)

• Upgrades to Direct Digital Control (DDC) environmental control systems

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Project Highlights


• ECM 1a Steam Turbine: An 8.5 MW steam turbine with approximately two miles electrical distribution. The steam turbine will supply approximately 44M kwh to MCLBA supporting the achievement of NetZero.

• ECM 1b Land Fill Gas Generator #2 Integration: Controls will be integrated with the LFG#2 w and become a microgrid asset for electrical generation. During times of excess land fill gas, the LFG will be dispatched to assist in achieving NetZero.

• ECM 2b Lighting Retrofit: Approximately 100,000 fluorescent tubes will be upgraded with Tubular LED bulbs.

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Energy Conservation Measures


• ECM 3 Industrial Air Compressor(s): Replacement of four air compressors with more efficient compressors along with new controls.

• ECM 8 High Efficiency Transformers: 67 old inefficient transformers replaced with new, more efficient transformers.

• ECM 10 Boiler Upgrades: New steam coils will be installed in existing boilers, and will utilize waste heat from the LFG generators to maintain the boiler temperature in the standby mode.

• ECM 11 Microgrid –Integration of the Steam Turbine Generator (1a), Landfill Gas Generator (ECM 1b) and multiple existing generators.

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Energy Conservation Measures, cont’d


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Partnered ApproachCollaborate and Communicate at Every Phase:

Detailed FeasibilityStudy (IGA)

Obtain Agencyapproval of all design and equipment selections and modify as desired byAgency

Review all ECMsfor their advantages and paybacksand select thoseacceptable to the AgencyPreliminary

AssessmentEngineering and

Design

Understand Agency’sorganizational and facility needs, identifypreferred ECMs,generate ideas

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Obtain Agency approvalof construction plan and execute in amanner that meets allAgency goals and requirements

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ESPC Economics

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Economy of Scale – ECMs with Incremental Microgrid Scope

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Construction Cost of Measures ($M)ECMs Financed by Savings Microgrid Scope Project Value


• Different variables (weather, mission changes, facility changes, funding, etc.)

• Stakeholder coordination and alignment

• Long development cycle requires patience and determination

• Managing known unknowns (design, interconnection, resource allocation)

• Set stretch but achievable goals, leverage the right people and resources, be flexible!

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Project Considerations


• Questions and Comments

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• Frederick R. Broome, Jr. graduated from Clemson Univ. in 1987 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. He earned his M.E. in Environmental Engineering from the Univ. of South Carolina in 1994. He is a registered P.E. in the State of South Carolina and a former Navy Contracting Officer (Level II). In 2008, he retired after 28 years of military service to assume his current position as the Director of the Installation & Environment Division, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, Georgia. He is responsible for all facilities, energy, environmental and housing support for 4,900 military & civilian personnel.

• Hubert “Ski” Smigelski left the Navy in 1983 after 8 years and has worked at MCLB Albany, Ga for 34 years. He has been in his current position as Deputy Director of the Installation & Environment Division, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, Georgia, for 11 years. He is responsible for all facilities, energy, environmental and housing support for 4,900 military & civilian personnel.

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Bios


• Russell McNair graduated from University of Alabama in 1981 with a BS in Industrial Engineering. He earned his MBA from University of Phoenix in 2001. Mr. Mc Nair started in the buildings and energy field in 1982 with Alabama Power Company and since has worked for various firms throughout his career. The progression of positions he has held range from Engineering Assistant, Project Manager, Area Installation Manager to Regional Director for Construction. His career with Constellation began 7 years ago as Engineering Manager for Demand Response. In his current role as Technical Sales Manager he is responsible for leading development of energy efficiency projects for the federal government.

• Johan Ulloa holds a Bachelors of Business Administration degree, a Masters of Business Administration degree, and a Masters of Science in Finance degree all from Loyola University in Baltimore, MD. As Manager of Distributed Energy at Constellation, Johan is responsible for building Constellation’s public sector and commercial energy project portfolio by delivering comprehensive energy savings, security and resiliency solutions to mission critical assets for installations, campuses, and municipalities. In addition to his 16 years of civilian professional experience, Johan is also a Reservist in the United States Coast Guard where he serves as part of the law enforcement and search and rescue unit.

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