NREL, Army Validate Energy Savings for Net-Zero Energy Installations

The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) has partnered with the U.S. Army to increase energy security through improved energy efficiency and optimized renewable energy strategies at 9 Army installations. If all 9 pilot sites achieve net-zero energy, they will replace approximately 8% of the Army's current total installation energy use with renewable energy.

The sites studied by NREL employed technologies that can be replicated across the Department of Defense and other federal agencies, setting the stage for broad market adoption. The Energy Department's Federal Energy Management Plan has been supporting this project's implementation and replication efforts.

6 of the Army pilot sites focused solely on net-zero energy: Camp Parks Reserve Forces Training Area in California, Fort Detrick in Maryland, Fort Hunter Liggett in California, Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshal Islands, Sierra Army Depot in California, and West Point in New York. 3 other sites volunteered for unique net-zero energy initiatives: Oregon Army National Guard is piloting a net-zero energy initiative that includes all of its installations across the state, and both Fort Bliss in Texas and Fort Carson in Colorado are piloting integrated net-zero energy, water, and waste programs.

NREL supported the Army's Net-Zero Energy Installation pilot Plan by performing energy assessments that incorporate a mix of energy efficiency and renewable energy plans to meet the net-zero energy goal at each location. See the NREL news release.

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