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US Army Deploys Energy Efficiency Firsts

Fort Bliss harnesses both solar power and monitoring technology to enhance energy savings

Fort Bliss is the first to respond to President Barack Obama’s directive calling on federal agencies to make $2 billion worth of energy efficiency upgrades over the next two years using Energy Savings Performance Contracting. The recently announced $16 million project, which includes a solar energy installation and other energy efficiency improvements, is expected to save $39 million in energy costs over the next 24 years. This is also the first Army project to take advantage of a federal renewable energy tax credit, which totaled $1.87 million.

Self-funding Projects Reap Priceless Benefits

Johnson Controls will install the energy efficiency improvements at Fort Bliss with no up-front costs to the government. The cost of the improvements will be paid for over time with energy costs saved on utility bills. Johnson Controls will guarantee the energy savings.

Improvements include:

  • The installation of 5,500 solar panels that will provide affordable power to the base without requiring the Department of Defense to own or maintain the panels
  • Utility monitoring and control systems to manage energy usage at 120 buildings
  • A program to reduce energy consumption at peak demand periods

In addition to energy savings, the greenhouse gas emissions eliminated will be the equivalent of removing 1,280 cars from the road or planting 1,400 acres of pine forest each year.

Role Model for Others

Fort Bliss, one of the largest military installations in the Department of Defense, serves as a model for other branches of government to embrace the new directive and take advantage of creative funding methods.

Under the federal ESPC program, Johnson Controls has implemented more than 100 projects for the Army, Air Force, Navy, Department of Energy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Justice Department and Department of the Interior. To date, Johnson Controls has implemented or is working on more than 2,500 performance contracting projects with guaranteed savings of $7.5 billion.

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