[CPEO-MEF] ENERGY: Navy awards Hawaii solar contracts

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy Awards $500 Million Contract for Solar Energy

By Don Rochon
Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific Public Affairs
August 22, 2011



PEARL HARBOR (NNS) - Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)  
Pacific awarded a $500 million maximum, indefinite-delivery,  
indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple award contract (MAC) to Island  
Pacific Energy LLC, Pacific Energy Solutions LLC, and Photon Finance  
LLC, Aug. 19.


The MAC contract will be used for the purchase of reliable, locally  
generated power from Solar Power Generation Systems (SPGS) at  
military installations in the state of Hawaii. Military services in  
Hawaii are working together to reduce energy consumption derived from  
fossil fuels and increase energy consumption from renewable energy  
sources.



"The Solar MAC initiative will help meet the energy security goals of  
our President, Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the Navy," said  
Rear Adm. Dixon R. Smith, commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval  
Surface Group Middle Pacific. "As good stewards of the environment --  
and good neighbors here in Hawaii -- our Navy will be contributing  
even more towards statewide sustainment and energy conservation goals  
that benefit everyone, military and civilian."

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For the entire release, see
https://portal.navfac.navy.mil/portal/pls/portal/ 
APP_PAO.PRESS_RELEASE_FULL_DYN.show?p_arg_names=newsid&p_arg_values=5290

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