Army marked the start of a major renewable energy project at fort huachuca arizona that will be the department of defense s largest solar installation.
Do military bases use solar panels.
Duke energy installed solar panels on the rooftops of 284 homes at the shaw air force base in south carolina.
Excess energy from the bases will be redistributed to 18 000 homes in the area.
Shaw air force base was founded in 1927.
Today the u s.
Combined these installations provide enough clean energy to power 22 000 american homes.
According to design news reports this base is home to the american military s largest solar energy collection system.
Military bases are using wind solar and battery storage to stay resilient in the face of extreme weather or attack.
Coronal energy s contract with the department of defense to install a combined 1 5 million solar panels on three military bases one air force base one navy base and one army base in florida.
The department of defense has actually been in the forefront of solar technology development for a few decades now since the 1970s.
General services administration gsa and the u s.
Over the last two years president trump has made every effort to rescue.
It s also the first military housing solar project in the state.
Spanning a dozen acres this solar array produces 3 200 megawatt hours mwh every year.
Learn more about the military s use of solar.