Energy Initiatives at McGuire Air Force Base

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Energy Initiatives at McGuire Air Force Base

Christopher ArcherDeputy Base Civil Engineer
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Overview

• Preservation of Resources
• Reducing Consumption
• Achieving Sustainability
• Comments/Questions

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Preservation of Resources
The mission of the Department of Defense is more
than aircraft, guns and missiles. Part of the
defense job is protecting the land, waters,
timber, and wildlife the priceless natural
resources that make this great nation of ours
worth defending.
General Thomas D. White Air Force Chief of Staff,
1957-1961
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Preservation of Resources

• Environmental Stewardship on Display at McGuire
  
• Reduced water consumption by 55 (over 300 MGY)
  since 1993
• Reduced hazardous waste disposal and hazardous
  material purchases by over 75 since 1996
• Recovered/recycled 60,000 gallons of aircraft
  deicing fluid
• Recycled 557 tons of scrap steel, cardboard,
  paper, cans and glass on base and 246 tons in
  housing over 80K of green items were
  purchased on base
• Received 17 Annual Tree City Awards
• Removed 28 Underground Storage Tanks and
  replaced 23 USTs with ASTs removed 12 Oil
  Water Separators and replaced 10 more

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Earth Week 2008
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Energy Initiatives

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McGuire AFBEnergy Neutral by 2015?

• Key Air Mobility Command airbase on East Coast
• Designated one of two AF Model Energy Bases
• Set the ambitious goal to be off the grid by
  2015
• Can we do it given

• Historically the USAF is an energy consumer, not
  producer?
• Geographic location?
• Abundance of old, inefficient legacy
  infrastructure?
• Limited resources?

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Model Energy Base

• Make energy a consideration in all we do.
  Hon. Michael W. Wynne, Secretary of the Air Force
• In April 2007, AF designated McGuire AFB and
  Barksdale AFB Model Energy Bases
• Serve as platforms for applying innovative and
  transformational energy concepts/initiatives
• Establish clear baselines and monitor results
• Fully apply AFSO 21 concepts to energy
• Focus on infrastructure, vehicles, fuels,
  aircraft ops, cargo ops
• Make energy awareness part of culture
• Apply successful initiatives across the Air
  Force

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Additional Energy Goals

• 50 Decrease in Consumption by 2011 60 by 2013
  (From 2003 Baseline)
• McGuire Reduction - 18 through 2008
• Energy Awareness and Off-the-Shelf Solutions
• 5 From Renewable Sources by 2011 10 by 2013
• Demo 25 Facilities by 2011 30 by 2013
• 4.3M in FY09 Funding to Demo 19 Facilities
• Efficiency Certification for All New Facilities
  Minimum Silver One Gold by 2013
• One Energy Neutral Facility by 2011 5 by 2013

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Solutions Work on our Infrastructure

• Decrease Consumption
• Upgrade and Rebuild
• Create New PartnershipsAcquire New Technologies
• Industry/Local Universities/Local Government
• Think Globally, But Act Locally

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Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) Update

• Project Proposal
• Project Cost 47M
• Annual Cost Savings 5.8M/YR
• Simple Payback 8.26 YRS
• Project Term 21 YRS
• Energy Savings 319,000 MBTUs/YR (37)
• Energy Conservation Measures
• ECM 1 Central Heat Plant Decentralization 34M
  (22)
• ECM 2 Lighting Upgrades 4M (3)
• ECM 3 Energy Management Control System 7.1M
  (7)
• ECM 4 Chiller Plant Upgrades 2.3M (5)

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McGuire Strategic Energy Pathway
Potential Energy Neutral Facilities
Visitors Welcome Center
Future Joint Base Headquarters Facility
Material Control and Admin Facility
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Technologies for Energy Neutral Facilities

• Proposed Technologies for Energy Neutral
  Facilities

Geothermal
Solar Photovoltaic
- Hi-Efficiency Lighting - DayLighting -
Occupancy Sensors
Bldg Envelope Insulation (Min R20)
- Solar Thermal - Solar Hot Water
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New Energy Projects Under Development

• Power Purchase Agreement
• Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project 16 Acres
• Biomass Project(s)
• Partnership with Stevens Institute
• Funded Projects
• Solar Rooftop Projects Library/Med Clinic
• Waste Oil Burner
• Daylight Harvesting
• HVAC Replacements/Recommissioning
• Smart Meters
• Unfunded Projects
• Solar/Photovoltaic (PV) Projects
• Geothermal, Wind, Small Nuclear Plant?

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Conclusions and Lessons Learned

• McGuire Strategic Energy Plan a work in
  progress
• The problem is bigger than one person, one
  aircraft, one base, one command, one Air Force
• Best time to maximize energy saving potential is
  during initial design build it in up front
• Sustaining typically involves upfront investment
• Take advantage of the energy resources at hand
• Energy has links to (and consequences on)
  activities, operations, and resources
  (Sustainability Energy Security)

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Closing Remarks

• McGuire Leading the Way on Resource Preservation
  Becoming Focal Point for New Initiatives Across
  DOD
• Transitioning from Planning to Action Postured
  for Significant Increase in Resources
• Energy Conservation Begins at Home

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• Questions?