[CPEO-MEF] ENERGY: Wheeler Army Airfield (HI) smart microgrid

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii Public Affairs
March 22, 2011

First-ever smart-charging micro grid unveiled
WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii - In efforts to provide a clean source  
of "green" power and control nearly any source of electrical power  
within an existing grid, Col. Douglas Mulbury, commander, U.S. Army  
Garrison-Hawaii, hosted a formal maile lei untying and demonstration  
of the Army's first-ever smart-charging micro grid, Friday, outside  
the garrison headquarters, here.

"This prototype underscores our stated goal to become the Army  
benchmark for environmental stewardship," Mulbury said.

The Smart-Charging Micro Grid, or SCMG, system consists of 25  
kilowatts of solar power array, 200 kilowatt-hours of battery storage  
and four plug-in electric vehicles. The system powers four electric  
vehicles and has the ability to provide instant backup power to  
support three buildings for 72 hours, including the garrison  
headquarters.


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For the entire release, see
http://www.army.mil/-news/2011/03/22/53628-first-ever-smart-charging- 
micro-grid-unveiled/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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