Air Force Special Operations Command, headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Fla., is tackling grid stability issues through a self-funding $22.6 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) with Schneider Electric. The project is reported to save the Air Force $1.5 million annually during the 20-plus year contract.
The Air Force is taking steps towards starting a geothermal plant at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, as part of a larger effort to make the branch’s energy infrastructure more resilient and sustainable.
The Department of the Air Force is “on the cusp” of releasing a climate action plan that will detail its current and future efforts for renewable, resilient energy, the department’s installations czar told lawmakers—and it will come as officials grow increasingly anxious about Russia’s impact ...
The Air Force believes it can save up to $80 million a year and increase its mission effectiveness per gallon of fuel by up to three percent under a new pilot program announced Feb. 1. The Mission Execution Excellence Program is aimed at more efficiently ...
The Air Force uses billions of gallons of fuel every year, the vast majority of it aviation fuel to power its fleet of aircraft. But as the Defense Department seeks to increase its energy efficiency and secure its power grids, the department’s biggest consumer of ...
After weeks of waiting, the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act is on the move in the Senate as Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) took action on the bill Nov. 15. The move comes after pressure from members of both parties in the House and ...
The Air Force will implement changes to its installation development plans within the next five years that are aimed at shoring up each base's vulnerabilities to natural disasters and climate change, a top official said in a congressional hearing July 14. Jennifer L. Miller, acting ...