Military Installation Water and Energy Projects in the Region

Mike Coopmcoop@thinksmartgrid.com

Panelists

• Mike Coop, Founder/CTO, ThinkSmartGrid

• Luis Perez, Deputy Director, UTEP RCES• Sam Sanchez, Engineering Division Chief,

White Sands Missile Range• BJ Tomlinson, Renewable Energy and

Sustainability Program Manager, Fort Bliss

Setting the Stage…

Challenges and Opportunities

• Challenges– Permitting– Environmental impact issues– Cost

• Opportunities– Profit– Carbon reduction and sustainability– Energy security

NERC Regions

NERC Interconnections

DoD Renewable Energy Project Viewer

http://geo.usace.army.mil/egis/cm2.cm26.map

Mexico’s First Large-Scale Solar Plant

• 4000 PV panels generating 1 MW capacity• Currently, 26% of Mexico’s energy is renewable• One goal of the

2010-2024 National Development Plan is to increase the share of clean energy to 35% for the next 10 years