Joe Wyka, P.E., LEED AP Acting Director Directorate of Public Works Fort Carson, Colorado

1. “Across the Fence Line” Fort Carson Joe Wyka, P.E., LEED AP Acting Director Directorate of Public Works Fort Carson, Colorado “Best Hometown in the Army Home of America’s Best”

2. Fort Carson • 2nd Largest Employer in Colorado • 5th Largest Military Retiree Community in the U.S. • Population as of 2010 • Military: approximately 24,000 • Family Members: approximately 36,000 • Army Civilians: 5700 • Retirees: approximately 47,000 in the local area • Would Rank 14th Largest City in Colorado • (#13 Highlands Ranch, CO – 70,931 & • #14 Loveland, CO – 50,608) • Size • Fort Carson City: 7,000 Acres • Training Area: 130,404 Acres • Square Miles: 215 sq mi • Would Rank 42nd City with Largest Land Area in U.S. (#50 Colorado Springs – 186 sq mi)

3. Outside the Wire successes…. • Pike’s Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG) – active participant on several committees and executive committee • Mountain Post Historical Society - museum • Partnership with National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden, CO) • Wind Power Feasibility Study • Biomass Study • Partnership with Civil Engineering Research Laboratory • Combat Aviation Brigade study • Sustainability Breakfasts • Monthly topics tied to sustainability goals (Energy, Water, Waste, etc.) • Well-attended by local community (Colorado Springs Utilities, AF Academy, etc.)

4. Outside the Wire successes… • Southern Colorado Sustainability Conference • http://www.catamountinstitute.org/businesses/sustainability-conference • Started by Fort Carson then handed to Catamount Institute • Local Contractor experience with LEED construction • 39 LEED Certified buildings on Fort Carson • Silver: 21 • Gold: 15 • Platinum: 0 • Certifiable: 4 • 11 pending buildings - 2 are projected to be platinum. • PRISTINE Energy Project • research has focused on barriers and solutions to sustainable energy deployment, and identification of energy sources with highest sustainability performance potential through life-cycle analysis – working with PPACG

5. Challenges • Low Utility Costs in the region make alternative energy difficult to compete • Rapidly changing environment with multiple efforts • DOD/Army intiatives • PPA, ESIP, ESCO… • Unsolicited proposals • Colorado Springs Utilities • Breaking New Ground with large-scale planning • NETZERO Combat Aviation Brigade • Installation NETZERO goals for 2020 • Wholesale facilities repair and upgrade projects • Central Energy Plant with renewable upgrade capability

6. Summary • Fort Carson has enjoyed some success and continues to push for solutions that are “Across the Fence Line.” • Rapidly changing environment with many players requires significant focus and expertise to navigate successfully • Changing culture to embrace large-scale planning is critical • Installation planners • Key leaders • MILCON program

7. Contact Information • Hal Alguire Director of Public Works (TDY to AFG) • (719) 526-3415 • Joe Wyka Acting Director of Public Works • (719) 526-3415 • joseph.e.wyka.civ@mail.mil • Dan Golden Chief, Base Operations Division (Local proponent for NETZERO) • (719) 526 - 2215 • daniel.j.golden1.civ@mail.mil • Vince Guthrie Utilities Program Manager • 719-526-2927 • vincent.e.guthrie2.civ@mail.mil