Apex Clean Energy has signed a power purchase agreement with Defense Logistics Agency Energy, in coordination with the US Army Office of Energy Initiatives.
The deal is for 65.8MW of electricity from a combination of large-scale renewable energy solar and wind facilities to serve Fort Hood in Texas.
Apex’s hybrid energy project is the army’s largest renewable energy project so far featuring 50.4MW of wind energy from the Cotton Plains wind farm in Floyd County, Texas and 15.4MWac solar on-site at Fort Hood.
Army secretary Katherine Hammack said: “The project at Fort Hood is an excellent example of the extraordinary results we can achieve through collaboration.
“The Army will continue to partner with private-sector entities such as Apex Clean Energy to expand renewable energy initiatives on our installations.”
Apex Clean Energy president Mark Goodwin said: “As a veteran myself, I am honoured to be partnering with the Army on a renewable energy project that will ensure a consistent, affordable, and secure energy resource for Fort Hood for years to come.”
The project is expected to save the Army between $175m and $250m over the course of the 28-year agreement.
It will begin providing energy to Fort Hood in 2017.
Image: Onshore wind farm (MorgueFile)
