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DRAFT DECK

Current issues Potential challenges and Opportunities Hon. Katherine Hammack Assistant Secretary of the Army Installations, Energy & Environment 6 August 2012. Association of Defense Communities. DRAFT DECK. BRAC and Overseas Infrastructure.

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DRAFT DECK

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  1. Current issues Potential challenges and Opportunities Hon. Katherine Hammack Assistant Secretary of the Army Installations, Energy & Environment 6 August 2012 Association of Defense Communities DRAFT DECK

  2. BRAC and Overseas Infrastructure • DoD requested additional BRAC authority in 2013 and 2015; Congress did not authorize • Cuts in Army force structure must be accompanied by cuts in supporting infrastructure • Prior Rounds of BRAC: Cold War ended; declining force structure • 2005 BRAC Round: protracted war; increased force structure • Army BRAC 2005 synchronized multiple initiatives (Returning overseas units, Army Transformation, Operational Guard/Reserve) • Prior BRAC rounds are better predictor of future than 2005 • Reducing overseas footprint: the Army is listening to Congress ○ Europe: Army to close 23 sites and 21,000 acres in next 4 yrs ○ Korea: Army to close 20 sites and 9,400 acres in next 4 yrs

  3. BRAC Property Conveyance Total Acres Only 24% of All Excess BRAC Acres Remain • Army BRAC has conveyed 212K acres (76%): • Legacy BRAC rounds: 85% conveyed (31K acres remain) • BRAC 2005: 47% conveyed (37K acres remain) • Current projection: 100% conveyed by 2021 3 As of: 19 July 2012

  4. Army Power and Energy Framework Soldier Vehicles Basing Tactical Non Tactical Installation Contingency Net Zero Installations Contingency Basing Smart & Green Energy Mini Grid Power Plants Adv. Mobile Medium Power Sources Insulated Tents/Spray Foam Renewable Energy Program Plan ARNG Energy Lab (Schools) LED & Electroluminescent Lighting Shower Water Reuse System Expeditionary Water Packaging Water From Air System System Integration Lab - Ft Devens Solar, Wind, Geothermal Power Tactical Fuels Manager Defense Smart-Charging Micro Grids Vehicle-to-Grid (Fort Carson, CO) Alternative Fuels Low Speed Electric Vehicles Hybrid Electric Vehicles Hybrid Truck Users Forum (TARDEC) Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Improved Turbine Engine Program Rucksack Enhanced Portable Power Expeditionary Energy Soldier Power Manager Nett Warrior OSD Operational Energy Strategy Senior Energy & Sustainability Council Energy Initiatives Task Force Operational Energy Installation Energy Army Energy Security Initiatives Net Zero Strategy

  5. Army Renewable Energy Projects Energy Initiatives Task Force (EITF) established by the Secretary of the Army on September 15, 2011. • The EITF serves as the central management office for partnering with Army installations to implement cost-effective, large-scale, renewable energy projects, leveraging private sector financing. • Solar, Wind, Biomass and Geothermal technologies • Projects greater than 10MW • Leverage DoD land-use and third-party financing authorities (e.g. EUL, PPA and ESPCs) Visit the EITF at Exhibit/Booth #31! Army Goal – Deploy 1 GW of Renewable Energy projects - enough to supply about 250,000 homes – by 2025.

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