October 26th, 2008
From the Environmental Protection Agency
The 2008 Green Power Leadership Awards were presented in conjunction with the National Renewable Energy Marketing Conference, held October 26-29 in Denver, Colorado.
Green Power Purchasing Award
The U.S. Air Force made an annual purchase of more than 899 million kilowatt-hours, establishing it as the top federal government buyer of green power and ranking it among the largest buyers on EPA’s National Top 50 list. The purchases made by 54 bases consist of a varied resource mix of biomass, wind, landfill gas and solar, delivered by a diverse product mix of renewable energy certificates (RECs), utility-delivered products and on-site systems.
The U.S. Air Force has complemented its renewable power purchases with several on-site renewable energy projects. Projects include wind farms at Warren Air Force Base (AFB) (3.3 megawatt) and Ascension Island (2.7 megawatt). In addition, the U.S. Air Force has a landfill gas project at Hill AFB (2.3 megawatt), as well as 3 solar photovoltaic arrays at Nellis AFB (14.2 megawatt), Luke AFB (a 0.4 megawatt) and March AFB (0.4 megawatt). The solar photovoltaic array at Nellis AFB is considered the largest solar array in the Western Hemisphere.
By taking part in industry and federal workshops, U.S. Air Force energy leaders encourage participants to embrace the benefits of green power. The U.S. Air Force is a previous winner of a Green Power Leadership Award in 2004, and received a Partner of the Year Award in 2003 and 2005.
