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What is the army doing about energy resilience?

1 / 2 Show Caption + The Army’s Office of Energy Initiatives collaborated with Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Calif., in support of a recent energy resilience project to add 28-MW of solar photovoltaics, a 20-MW/40-MWh battery energy storage system, and a 3-MW backup diesel generator.

What are Army Energy and sustainability programs?

The Army’s Energy and Sustainability programs, to include Installation and Operational Energy, support the Army’s priorities of Readiness, Modernization, Reform, and Alliances and Partnerships. Army Installations, where our Soldiers live, train, and deploy from, must have assured access to energy and water to enhance mission readiness.

How much money does the Army invest in energy projects?

As of FY2021, Army energy projects through OEI include about $1.2 billion of private investment. An example is at Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif., which serves as the California National Guard’s primary military training facility and emergency response hub in Southern California.

How can the army support the energy demands of emerging technologies?

Supporting the energy demands of these emerging technologies requires a significant modernization and development of the U.S. Army’s microgrids. A microgrid is an independent energy system, which at a minimum consists of electrical generation and distribution assets.

How much electricity does a military installation use?

Typical mid-size to large active military installations’ peak electric loads range from 10 to 90 MW, and their critical electric loads range from approximately 15% to 35% of the total electric load. Figure 6 illustrates conditions seen on seven different mid-size to large military installations. Figure 6.

Should military installations use Antora energy's LDEs battery?

It yields an NPV that is more than $20 million higher than the electric-energy-only case. This allows the optimized system to use a larger solar PV and does not compromise the electric energy resiliency. This study assessed the potential value for military installations of a future commercial version of Antora Energy’s LDES battery.