The Department of Defense is greening federal buildings by installing solar panels as part of President Biden's $104 million push to switch them to clean energy.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory announced the project Wednesday at the Pentagon.
In addition to solar panels, the Department of Defense will also install a heat pump system and solar thermal panels to reduce reliance on systems that use natural gas and fuel oil combustion.
Brendan Owens, the assistant secretary of defense for energy, facilities and facilities, said solar panels will not only provide “uninterruptible power” at the Pentagon in the event of a cyber attack or other large-scale power grid outage, but also help power buildings. This will reduce the burden on the electricity load. I said environment.
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The Pentagon is one of 31 government facilities receiving grants from a Department of Energy program aimed at accelerating President Biden's clean energy efforts, according to the Department of Energy. (AP Photo/Charles Dalapak, File)
The Pentagon is just one of 31 government locations selected for $104 million in Department of Energy grants, including naval bases in Georgia and Washington and bases in south-central Tennessee. Also included are the Naval Support Activities Facility, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other Department of Veterans Affairs offices. Ministry of Transport.
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Energy Department officials said the program is also expected to leverage more than $361 million in private investment.
The Pentagon will also install heat pump systems and solar thermal panels to reduce reliance on systems that use natural gas and fuel oil combustion, officials said. (Tom Brenner/Bloomberg via Getty Images, File)
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These projects are in line with Biden's 2021 executive order, which called for a 65% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from federal projects by 2030 and a net-zero construction portfolio by 2045. It is.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
