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energy and water efficiency improvements and energy demand reduction.


Te UESC program awarded two task orders for Fort Irwin, Cali- fornia, in fiscal year 2022 and 2023, which, Winkler said, will not only create more than $7.8 million in annual energy savings but will also ensure Fort Irwin’s energy resiliency and security.


“Fort Irwin is currently fed from one single 115 kV electric distri- bution line and relies on truck delivery of liquefied petroleum gas (or propane) for its heating and operational requirements. Tis has created substantial energy vulnerabilities, exacerbated by its remote desert location, which ultimately jeopardizes the Army’s training mission,” Winkler said.


Tis project, valued at almost $188 million, provided for the implementation of about 22 miles of natural gas pipeline and 16 megawatts of natural gas generation, solar photovoltaic, microgrid, a battery energy storage system, lighting, HVAC, boiler and chiller upgrades and a utility monitoring and control system.


“Tese energy conservation measures will give Fort Irwin the capability to produce up to 85% of all electrical demand onsite without dependency on the local utility,” Winkler said.


CONCLUSION Te long-term strategy and goals for the Army are outlined in the 2022 Army Climate Strategy. Federal Acquisition Regulation 23.205 states that agencies should make maximum use of the authority provided in the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to use energy savings performance contracts to reduce energy use and cost in facilities and operations.


“Te Army in 2024 has an added focus regarding Deep Energy Retrofits [DER], and Huntsville Center is working with the Army to integrate DER into ESPC and UESC projects,” Winkler said. DERs are energy conservation measures that lead to over- all emissions performance in a building to achieve net-zero or near net-zero emissions, defined in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, by 2030.


Stakeholders should reach out to Huntsville Center to discuss the possibilities to improve efficiency in energy, munitions or any other program service the Huntsville Center supports, Winkler said. “Huntsville Center is a key strategic partner for the Army and all of DOD serving as an execution agent to assist in the implementation of climate change goals and requirements,” he said.


For more information, go to https://www.hnc.usace.army.mil.


HOLLY DECARLO-WHITE provides contract support to the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, as a writer and editor for Army AL&T magazine for SAIC. Previously, she was a public affairs specialist at U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany. She holds a B.S. in merchandising management from the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York and has more than a decade of communications and operations experience in the private sector.


POWER THROUGH WIND


One of two wind turbines stands next to one of its many solar installations on Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. The two wind turbines will produce an estimated 5% of the energy consumed by the installation. A total of 21,824 solar photovoltaic panels will produce about 5.5 megawatts of power, which is at least 60% of the installation’s current power demand at its peak production. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center – Huntsville)


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