Army Projects Biggest Solar Array on a U.S. Military Installation

Category: Energy
Type: News
Source: DOE (Solar)
Date: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014

The U.S. Army announced on April 14 projects to start development of a nearly 20-megawatt solar array that will provide about 25% of the yearly electricity requirement of Fort Huachuca, south of Tucson, Arizona. The plan will be the biggest solar array in the Department of Defense on a military installation.

Tucson Electric Power will fund, own, maintain, and operate the in excess of 75,000 modules. Commercial operations are expected to begin in late 2014. The U.S. Army's Energy Initiatives Task Force is working to deploy one gigawatt of renewable energy by 2025. The task force is currently pursuing plans in Alabama, California, Hawaii, Maryland, and New York. See the Army news release.

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