FEMP Year in Review 2003 - EERE - U.S. Department of Energy

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Department of Defense —Air Force
Dyess Air Force Base
Entire Base Facility
Dyess, Texas
This energy savings performance contracting project
diverted effluent water onto the base for irrigation,
saving 2 percent of Abilene's annual water usage, an
amount equivalent to more than 160 million gallons
of potable water per year. The facility also committed
to a purchase of 100 percent renewable energy (from
wind energy sources), the equivalent of 78 GWh of
energy and the largest single purchase of renewable
power ever made in the United States.
Department of Defense—Air Force
Fairchild Air Force Base
Entire Base Facility
Fairchild, Washington
Utility energy service contract projects on this base
included the installation of light pipe technology,
infrared radiant heat in hangars, and energy-efficient
lighting. A central steam plant was replaced with
boilers in 78 buildings through an energy savings
performance contract, which boosted energy
reductions from 15.6 percent to 33.4 percent.
Also notable is the base's purchase of 7,800 MW of
electricity from wind and 3,500 MW from other
sources of green power. The base's goal is to have
100 percent of its electricity come from wind or
green power by FY 2004.
Department of Defense—Air Force
Grand Forks Air Force Base
Entire Base Facility
Grand Forks, North Dakota
This energy savings performance contracting project
included the installation of distributed high-efficiency
boilers, high-efficiency lighting, infrared radiant
heaters, and hot water heaters, as well as the
construction of a synthetic natural gas (SNG)
plant on base. The natural gas savings from the
SNG provided a 29 percent reduction in natural gas
usage from the previous year.