U.S. Army Combats Energy Costs By Implementing Solar

The U.S. Army is planning on making their their energy source match the color of their fatigues: green. Last week, Army secretary John McHugh announced they are launching a new Energy Initiatives Office Task Force at the GovEnergy Conference. The Task Force will plan large-scale solar energy san diego projects generating an estimated total of 2.1 million megawatt hours per year. The solar installations will supply power to military facilities and bases within the continental U.S..

Due to the high cost of fossil fuels, the Army has choosen to take the steps to implement renewable energy. Their concern is to ensure that the facilities have available energy at all times and can run operations seamlessly. Even in the midst of a grid power outage or natural disaster, they will still have solar hot water san diego and electricity available to them. The task force should be up for operation by September 15th next month and the goal is to be reliant on 25% solar and renewable energy by the year 2025. Being that the project is about a $7.1 million endeavor, the Task Force will be turning to outside, private investors for support to help the Army with their environmentally-friendly mission. At the GovEnergy Conference, McHugh stated "The Energy Initiatives Office Task Force will help the Army build resilience through renewable energy while streamlining our business practices so developers can invest in and build an economically viable, large-scale renewable energy infrastructure."