[CPEO-MEF] ENERGY: Defense, Interior reach agreement on renewables

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Solar, wind power get Pentagon boost

David R. Baker
San Francisco Chronicle
August 6, 2012

The U.S. Defense Department will encourage companies to build solar  
power plants and wind farms on 16 million acres of open land  
surrounding military bases, making each base less dependent on the  
nation's aging electricity grid.

The plan, announced Monday, will help the military cut its $4 billion  
annual energy bill and help insulate bases from blackouts. About 13  
million of the acres involved lie in Western states, primarily  
California, Arizona and Nevada.

"It's a clear recognition that renewable energy can contribute  
greatly to the energy security of our military facilities,  
particularly in the Southwest," said Senate Majority Leader Harry  
Reid, D-Nev.

A study the Defense Department released this year found that the  
lands surrounding four military installations in Southern California  
alone could generate seven gigawatts of solar energy, equivalent to  
the output of seven nuclear reactors.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Solar-wind-power-get-Pentagon- 
boost-3767317.php

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