[CPEO-MEF] ENERGY: China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station (CA) breaks ground on solar farm

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy Solar Farm Construction Underway

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Cassatt
Navy Compass
January 20, 2012

CHINA LAKE, Calif. (NNS) -- The Navy made another leap into renewable  
energy integration Jan. 18 with groundbreaking on a new 118 acre  
solar farm in China Lake, Calif.



Construction of a SunPower Corporation 13.78 megawatt solar  
photovoltaic power system officially got underway at Naval Air  
Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake following a mid-morning ceremony at  
the sprawling weapons development base.

...

The solar farm integration, which is made possible through a 20-year  
power purchase agreement (PPA), will allow the Navy to buy  
electricity below the retail utility rate and reduce costs by an  
estimated $13 million over the next 20 years.



The PPA involves no initial out-of-pocket expenses for the Navy and  
will provide increased energy independence and reliable, emission- 
free solar power to NAWS China Lake beginning at the end of this year.


...

For the entire article, see
http://www.navycompass.com/top-stories/navy-solar-farm-construction- 
underway.aspx

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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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