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Part of bigger energy companies contract with Duke Energy
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Project additionally features a 2-MW battery
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Southeast’s largest floating solar plant will probably be producing power quickly on the U.S. Army’s Fort Bragg in North Carolina after a serious utility energy service contract with Duke Energy and its prime contractor Ameresco.
The 1.1-megawatt solar facility is a part of a $36 million contract that centered on energy resilience and safety at Fort Bragg, together with infrastructure modernization, lighting and water upgrades, heating, air flow and air-conditioning, and boiler system enhancements.
“Duke Energy’s work with Fort Bragg will lead to better energy efficiency and cost savings at the base,” mentioned Brian Savoy, Duke Energy’s chief technique and business officer. “We’re excited to help put Fort Bragg at the forefront of renewable energy innovation through this unique floating solar facility.”
The floating solar system was constructed on the Big Muddy Lake situated at Camp Mackall. Fort Bragg will personal and function the solar system.
“We are grateful for our relationship with Duke Energy and Ameresco,” mentioned Col. Scott Pence, garrison commander for Fort Bragg. “With this system, the largest floating solar array in the Southeast, we will be able to provide energy resiliency to Fort Bragg operations through sustainable resources. With this partnership, Fort Bragg not only has renewable electricity, but energy security that will be critical with continuing the installation’s mission during a power outage.”
“The opportunity to implement this innovative use of clean energy technology for a military base as notable as Fort Bragg was one that our Federal Solutions team was thrilled to lead on,” mentioned Nicole Bulgarino, Ameresco govt vice chairman and basic supervisor of Federal Solutions. “The completed floating solar system – still an underutilized technology in the U.S. – will assure the Army’s mission with clean energy. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Duke Energy and Fort Bragg, working to identify additional state-of-the-art opportunities to reduce the installation’s energy consumption and strengthen its resilience.”
The floating solar set up is being paired with a 2-MW battery energy storage system. The system will provide power to Fort Bragg from the native grid and supply power throughout electrical service outages.
“This project fulfills the commitment made in our Army Climate Strategy to increase resilience while delivering clean energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” mentioned the Honorable Rachel Jacobson, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and surroundings. “When we collaborate with local utilities and industry to promote energy resilience while powering the local grid, it is a winning solution across the board.”
Floating solar is predicted to develop shortly over the following decade. Currently, solely 2% of latest solar installations are on water. But the nation has greater than 24,000 human-made our bodies of water that might be helpful for floating solar growth. (View and obtain video and photographs).
North Carolina and Duke Energy are leaders in solar energy. The state is fourth within the nation for total solar power capability. Duke Energy owns and operates greater than 40 solar services in North Carolina – one in all which is a 13-MW facility on the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Onslow County.
About Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg has the most important inhabitants of any U.S. army set up, with greater than 270,000 individuals working and dwelling inside its boundaries. Among the numerous important organizations at Fort Bragg, the set up is the home headquarters for U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army Special Operations Command.
The set up can be home to the Joint Special Operations Command, the Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps, and the headquarters of U.S. Army Reserve Command.
Womack Army Medical Center is a 1.1 million-square-foot, 117-bed hospital situated on the set up serving greater than 200,000 eligible beneficiaries in an eight-county space.
There are two airfields situated throughout the confines of the set up: Pope Army Airfield and Simmons Army Airfield. Fort Bragg is the premier projection platform with one of the strategic airfields throughout the Department of Defense that helps the Immediate Response Force, the National Mission Force and different regionally assigned items. The U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force can deploy worldwide inside 18 hours of notification from Pope Army Airfield.
About Duke Energy
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 firm headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one in all America’s largest energy holding firms. Its electrical utilities serve 8.2 million clients in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively personal 50,000 megawatts of energy capability. Its pure gasoline unit serves 1.6 million clients in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The firm employs 28,000 individuals.
Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clear energy technique to create a better energy future for its clients and communities. The firm has objectives of not less than a 50% carbon discount from electrical technology and net-zero methane emissions from its pure gasoline enterprise by 2030, and net-zero emissions by 2050 from its electrical and pure gasoline companies, together with Scopes 1, 2 and sure Scope 3 emissions. The firm is also investing in main electrical grid upgrades and expanded battery storage and exploring zero-emitting power technology applied sciences akin to hydrogen and superior nuclear.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune’s 2022 “World’s Most Admired Companies” listing and Forbes’ “America’s Best Employers” listing. More data is out there at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center comprises information releases, reality sheets, photographs and movies. Duke Energy’s illumination options tales about individuals, improvements, group subjects and environmental points. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
About Ameresco
Founded in 2000, Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE: AMRC) is a number one cleantech integrator and renewable energy asset developer, proprietor and operator. Our complete portfolio consists of energy effectivity, infrastructure upgrades, asset sustainability and renewable energy options delivered to purchasers all through North America and Europe. Ameresco’s sustainability companies in help of purchasers’ pursuit of Net Zero embrace upgrades to a facility’s energy infrastructure and the event, development, and operation of distributed energy sources. Ameresco has efficiently accomplished energy saving, environmentally accountable tasks with Federal, state and native governments, healthcare and academic establishments, housing authorities, and business and industrial clients. With its company headquarters in Framingham, MA, Ameresco has greater than 1,000 workers offering native experience within the United States, Canada, and Europe. For extra data, go to www.ameresco.com.
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