Collaboration Looks to Achieve Net Zero Energy Military Base
Builds on existing efforts to increase sustainability and energy security for major logistics base
ALBANY, Ga. — Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) has awarded a $170 million, 23-year energy savings performance contract to Constellation, a subsidiary of Exelon Corp., for an energy conservation and distributed generation project that will enable the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) in Albany, Georgia, to reduce energy use, increase energy security, and meet energy demands from renewable sources.
The project includes the installation of an 8.5-megawatt biomass-fueled, steam-to-electricity (STE) generator, high-efficiency transformers, lighting and boiler upgrades, as well as system controls for a landfill gas electricity generator and centralized monitoring and operation of electricity generation and distribution for the base.