Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy & Environment)

Amanda Simpson, Executive Director

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Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy & Environment)

• The Energy Initiatives Task Force (EITF) transitioned to the

Office of Energy Initiatives (OEI) on October 1, 2014

• The OEI is an enduring organization within the Office of the

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and

the Environment) (ASA (IE&E))

• The OEI serves as the central management office for the

development, implementation and oversight of all privately

financed, large-scale renewable and alternative energy

projects

• Projects equal to or greater than 10 MW

• Will work closely with installations for 1- 10 MW opportunities

• Potential for projects that exceed Army requirements

• Solar, Wind, Biomass and Geothermal technologies

• Uses existing DOD land-use and third-party financing

authorities

Office of Energy Initiatives

The OEI’s projects will help ensure the Army’s goal to deploy

1 GW of renewable energy projects by 2025

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Tiered Energy Security Integration approach

I. Coverage of total installation requirements from on-site generation

II. Production capacity to maintain critical loads in emergency situations

III. Designed to easily integrate with future energy security infrastructure

Acts of Man Securing Army Installation Energy Acts of Nature

High-voltage power lines with grid connection to Redstone

Arsenal devastated by tornado on April 26, 2011. (TVA)

Enhancing Energy Security

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A Balanced Enterprise Approach

Securing Army Installations with energy

that is clean, reliable, and affordable

Creating a balanced pipeline of opportunities serving three driving principles

• Surety (access)

• Survivability (resilience)

• Supply (alternative resources)

• Suff iciency (adequacy for missions)

• Sustainability

Energy Security

Mandates Economic Benefits• NDAA - 25% by 2025

• EPAct - 7.5% renewable electricity

consumption by 2013

• EO 13514 - 34% GHG reduction by 2020

• Climate Action Plan - 20% renewable electricity

consumption by 2020

• In-kind revenue

• Reduced/stable energy bills

• Cost avoidance

Price Stability

Installation

Energy

24x7 supply for

critical assets

Deployment Speed

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Energy Contract Options

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– We currently have three Energy Contract

options:

• GSA Area Wide Contract;

• Power Purchase Agreement (PPA); and

• Enhanced Use Lease (EUL)

– We anticipate being able to use a fourth

option in the near future – Municipal Service

Agreements (MSA)

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy & Environment)

GSA Area-Wide Contract

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– Takes advantage of existing installation

contracts making the process quicker

– 10 year term; Federal government historically

renews

– Can procure any type of existing utility service

– Authority 10 USC 2668 (easement for land)

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy & Environment)

Municipal Service Agreements

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– Section 331 of the FY2013 NDAA

– Sharing of services between installations and

local municipalities

– Reutilization of government land and real

property

– May reduce facilities and service costs for all

– Provides Local Communities, Local Solutions

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy & Environment)

Army Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects

Installation Project Status:

Construction

Contracts and Agreements

Project Assessment &

Validation

HI

AK

Tooele Army Depot

Ft. Huachuca

Ft. Stewart

Yakima Training Center

Schofield Barracks

Redstone

Arsenal

Ft. Bliss

Ft. Irwin

Ft. Detrick

Ft. Irwin, CA

15 MW Solar

Competitive PPA through DLA Ft. Detrick, MD

15 MW Solar

PPA Notice of Intent to Award

to Ameresco Inc.

Ft. Drum, NY

28 MW Biomass

PPA Awarded to ReEnergy Holdings LLC

Schofield Barracks, HI

50 MW Biodiesel

Lease with HECO

Ft. Drum

Ft. Hood

Ft. Bragg

Ft. Greely

Ft. Huachuca, AZ

18 MW Solar

GSA Areawide Contract

through TEP Redstone Arsenal, AL

25 MW Renewable CHP

Competitive PPA through HNC

Aberdeen Proving Ground

Ft. Pickett

Ft. Meade

Ft. Gordon

Ft. Benning

Ft. Benning, Ft. Gordon, Ft. Stewart, GA

90 MW Solar

GSA Areawide Contract through GA Power

Camp Parks

JFTC Los Alamitos

Camp Roberts

Contributing >30% Towards Army’s 1 GW Goal

Redstone Arsenal, AL

Up to 18000 MW hours per year Solar

MATOC PPA

Ft. Hood, TX

Offsite Wind, Onsite Solar

Competitive PPA through DLA

Anniston Army

Depot

Ft. Rucker

Ft. Devens

Camp Edwards

Tooele Army Depot, UT

874 acres for Wind/Solar

Competitive Lease through USACE

Ft. Bragg, NC

10 MW Solar

GSA Areawide Contract

through Duke Power

Ft. Bliss, TX

20 MW Solar

GSA Areawide Contract

through EPE

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Enterprise-Wide Portfolio

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Phases 1 & 2 Project

Assessment & Validation

Potential Projects

Phase 3 Contracts &

Agreements

> 4,000 MW

~200 MW ~350 MW

Phases 4 & 5 Construction,

Operations &

Support

~45 MW

Near Term Procurement Actions

• One Award

• Three Notice of Intent to Award

• One Upcoming Requests for Proposals

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Wrap Up

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• Energy and energy security

continue to be key components to

enhance Army mission capability

and effectiveness.

• Renewable energy is and will

continue to be a significant part of

the Army’s energy security strategy.

• Through the OEI, the Army is

aggressively developing new and

efficient business models to support

the rapid deployment of 1 GW of

renewable energy by 2025.

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