plant that could be deployed in low geo- physical temperature regions. Most of the United States east of Texas is consid- ered to have low geothermal temperature resources, along with most of the African continent, northern Europe and the inte- rior continent of Asia. One of the goals of this initiative is to leverage energy sources and strategies to make projects in these regions economically and tech- nically viable, said Dr. Melissa Steffen, a chemist and strategic planner for ATC.
Te research effort is also looking at
ways to leverage existing commercially available geothermal energy technology to deliver sustainable, lightweight and secure power. ATC will use its desig- nation as a lead power system tester for DOD to determine the right combina- tion of technology to make geothermal energy production at APG viable.
Most of the surface equipment used
for geothermal energy has been used in commercial power production for decades. Te primary goal of this effort is that it be portable and deployable operationally or to other Army installa- tions, Steffen said. “We are also looking at ways to leverage commercial smart grid technology to provide tactical energy efficiency, security and resilience to the Army,” she added.
So far, Steffen and the ATEC team have finished the initial desktop review of existing literature on the deep geology at APG. Tey’re getting ready to start geo- physical testing of the bedrock beneath the installation to determine the geother- mal resources available there. At the same time, they are beginning discussions to move an average of 1 million kilowatt hours per year of electricity generated during DOD power system testing back onto the power grid. Tat’s the equivalent of powering an average of 100 homes per
year and would save the Army roughly $70,000 annually.
CONTRACTING FOR EFFICIENCIES Te U.S. Army Installation Manage- ment Command (IMCOM) collaborates with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Defense Logistics Agency Energy and the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Energy Acquisition Office to implement cost- saving measures to meet established DOD energy goals. IMCOM’s utility and energy expenditure is $1.4 billion annually.
Its goals to reduce energy usage include:
• Reduce energy intensity by 3 percent per year to reach a total reduction of 30 percent from the 2003 baseline by 2015.
• Increase use of renewable energy to at least 3 percent of total electricity con- sumption for FY07-09, 5 percent for FY10-12 and 7.5 percent for FY13 and beyond.
• Reduce potable water consumption by 2 percent annually, for a total reduction of 26 percent from the 2007 baseline by FY20.
• Divert 50 percent of the nonhazardous solid waste from the waste stream by FY15.
MICC Energy Acquisition Command, supports
IMCOM’s goals in various ways. MICC, a subordinate command of the U.S. Army Contracting
administers
more than 170 utility and energy-related contracts supporting IMCOM, valued at more than $300 million. Tese contracts normally have long-term performance periods ranging from five to 50 years. Te contract types include utility com- modity, utility services, energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs), utility energy service contracts (UESCs), utility
privatization and renewable energy. Gen- erally, the utility and energy contracts fall into a handful of categories:
• Conservation: Reduce energy usage, decrease the carbon footprint and make the installation a community partner. • Facility efficiency: Drive
efficiency across the installation and enterprise.
• Resiliency, redundancy and dis- tribution security: Build resilience and redundancy, and provide energy security.
Te MICC Energy Acquisition Office helped IMCOM to develop and issue an IMCOM enterprisewide energy awareness and conservation assessments contract, which is intended to help installation energy managers conduct assessments to identify potential energy- saving projects. MICC also helped IMCOM develop and issue an enterprise resource efficiency management con- tract, which aims to help the installation energy managers develop and implement local energy programs.
Since 2010, the Energy Acquisition Office has conducted centralized price redetermination for all utility priva- tization contracts. Tis consolidation allowed senior specialists to negotiate the prices, which saved IMCOM over $50 million. In addition, the office has supported a wide array of Net Zero projects, ESPCs and UESCs that have reduced IMCOM’s energy and water usage costs.
MICC Energy Acquisition is also sup- porting renewable energy projects at Fort Bliss, TX, and at Fort Benning, Fort Gordon and Fort Stewart in Georgia. Tese projects will help IMCOM meet its renewable energy goals and will provide the installations with energy security and redundancy.
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