Army Adds Wind Power To $7 Billion Buy

The US Army Corps of Engineers has awarded contracts to
. . . 17 private companies to build wind turbines,
. . . on Department of Defense facilities around the country.

Not too long ago there were concerns about wind turbines,
. . . interfering with radar systems. So, what changed?
COST
We taxpayers pay no money up front for the renewable energy facilities,
. . . which are constructed by private sector companies.
. . . We simply provide the real estate in the form of D0D properties, and
. . . agree to purchase power from the facilities.
As with other PPA’s the idea is to save money by getting renewable energy
. . . at a lower price than the grid mix.
For the military, the additional benefit is smoothing out fossil fuel price spikes,
. . . that can wreak havoc with budgets for training and
. . . other essential operations.
KNOWLEDGE
In the past several years,
. . . there has been a growing body of knowledge,
. . . on the interaction of wind farms with radar,
. . . that have changed the Military mind.
SAVINGS
Cape Cod Air Force Station in Massachusetts announced that it
. . . would get a new pair of wind turbines,
. . . which will save the facility an estimated
. . . $1 million annually in energy costs.
There are also employment opportunities for veterans.

2013-09-10 Source:   $7 Billion