Amaresco Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company and Duke Energy, a power provider were awarded a utility energy service contract to implement power generation and facility efficiency improvements at Fort Bragg.
The two companies will deploy a 1.1 MW floating solar PV system on the Big Muddy Lake at a remote Special Forces training site, along with a 2 MW battery energy storage system. Under the $36 million design-build contract, Duke secures third-party financing to fund construction, and the U.S. Army pays down the financing annually with the utility savings that the project generates over the term of the contract.
Ameresco will also implement improvements to the boiler system, HVAC systems and lighting systems, as well as water conservation systems. In year one of the performance period, the contract will result in utility cost savings for the Army of over $2 million, a reduction in site energy use of 7% and a site water use reduction of 20%.
“With one-tenth of the Army housed at Fort Bragg, including Special Operations, Airborne and Global Response Force forces, it is imperative to provide energy security and improvements to the installation’s utility infrastructure,” said Nicole Bulgarino, Ameresco Executive Vice President & General Manager of Federal Solutions. “We’re eager to get to work installing these energy saving and resiliency measures across Fort Bragg and to support the readiness of the U.S. Army by maintaining a continuous power supply at this critical installation.”
Source: Amaresco |
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