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ARMY EUL PROGRAM BRIEFING Financing Solar Energy Conference Alexandria, VA May 21, 2009

ARMY EUL PROGRAM BRIEFING Financing Solar Energy Conference Alexandria, VA May 21, 2009. Leadership Supports Renewable Energy. “…we will invest $15 billion a year to develop technologies like wind power and solar power; advanced biofuels ….” -President Obama 2/24/09.

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ARMY EUL PROGRAM BRIEFING Financing Solar Energy Conference Alexandria, VA May 21, 2009

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  1. ARMY EUL PROGRAM BRIEFINGFinancing Solar Energy Conference Alexandria, VAMay 21, 2009

  2. Leadership Supports Renewable Energy “…we will invest $15 billion a year to develop technologies like wind power and solar power; advanced biofuels….” -President Obama 2/24/09 "By making greater use of alternative and renewable energy, Army initiatives will bring energy savings and security to the Army, reducing the risk of power disruption." -Pete Geren Secretary of the Army “By investing in groundbreaking research, making homes and businesses more energy efficient and deploying solar, wind, biomass and other clean energy, this budget will help ensure that America once again leads the world in confronting our global economic, energy and climate challenges." -Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy

  3. Army Energy Consumption and Cost Consumption & DESC Purchases Cost 190 4.1 176 2.9 $ Billion Trillion Btu FY 2007 – 2008 Cost Increase = 40% FY 2007 – 2008 Trillion Btu Increase = 8%

  4. Army Energy Consumption 4

  5. Defense Science Board and GAO Findings February 2008 Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force On DoD Energy Strategy - “More Fight – Less Fuel”

  6. Army Senior Energy Council Secretary of the Army Chief of Staff of the Army Senior Energy Council ASA / 3- and 4-star equivalents SEC Advisory Board DASA / 2-star equivalents SEC Working Groups O-6 level Offices of Primary Responsibility Co-Chairs – Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Asst Sec of the Army (Installations and Environment) Executive Secretary / Senior Energy Executive – Dep Asst Sec of the Army (Energy and Partnerships), DASA(E&P) Members – Over 25 major Army organizations, including HQ staff Chair – DASA(E&P) Members – DASA (ESOH) and other SEC principal offices Members – Reflects all SEC organizations Coordinates with offices across the Army to implement the Army energy security strategy SEC provides enterprise leadership, strategy and accountability for energy security

  7. SURETY SUPPLY SUFFICIENCY SURVIVABILITY SUSTAINABILITY

  8. Renewable Energy - Solar

  9. What is Enhanced Use Lease? • Authority under Title 10 USC 2667 for Military Departments to lease land and/or facilities for no less than the fair market value of the real property leased • EUL gives the Army the ability to leverage available non-excess property for in cash or in-kind consideration that can be used towards improvements in infrastructure, facilities, and quality of life on our installations • Off-set declining Operation & Maintenance budgets • Avoid cost of maintaining or razing old building • Free-up space for increased or new missions • Bring tenants who are synergistic with missions of installations • Increases the real value of our property over the course of the development/lease

  10. EUL is not… • Sale of Garrison land • Public-private partnership; all risk is on selected developer • Meant as a build-to-suit for federal tenants or as a replacement for MILCON

  11. EUL Roadmap Identify Non-Excess Assets Finalize & Close With Developer Perform Economic/ Market Analysis Develop Business & Leasing Plan Develop & Market Application Evaluate Proposals

  12. Fort Irwin National Training Center Mojave Desert, CA • Commercial Grade Photovoltaic Solar Power • Leveraging 300+ Days of Sunshine per Year • Contribute to ARMY 25% Renewable by 2025 • Contribute to California’s 33% Renewable by 2017 • EUL generates In kind service value to garrison • Heightened security through self generated power

  13. Fort Irwin UNIVERSE China Lake

  14. Five Sites Offered for Lease • Goldstone Sites (3) • Main Gate Site • Red Pass Lake Site

  15. Red Pass Lake Site – Site Characteristics • Well water adjacent to site - Flow approx. 4,500 g.p.d. • 2,000 ac. (+/-) and level topography • Adjacent to LADWP 500kV and 287kV transmission lines

  16. Red Pass Lake Site Map

  17. Red Pass Lake Site

  18. Main Gate Site • 800 acres (+/-) of usable topography • Treated waste water available from Garrison for steam generation • Adjacent to substation and SCE transmission Fort Irwin Cantonment Area Main Gate Site

  19. NASA Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex • Goldstone is operated by ITT Industries,Systems Division under contract to NASA/JPLNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationJet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of Technology

  20. Project Milestones • Dec 15, 2008 - RFQ base Notice of Opportunity to Lease (NOL) released • Mar 4, 2009 - EUL Industry Day at Fort Irwin • 250 ATTENDEES • Apr 20, 2009 - Proposal Offer Due Date • MULTIPLE RESPONSES RECEIVED • June 2009 - Developer Selection - Due Diligence begins / environmental study start • Mar 2010 - Design approval • June 2012 - Complete Environmental Assessments, CA Permits • Sept 2012 - Ground Breaking for plants • Sept 2014 - First Phase Plants Completed

  21. California and Federal Stakeholders

  22. Sierra army depot, herlong, ca • Renewable Solar Energy EUL proposed • High kV transmission on site • Rail and 10,000’ runway • 50 miles north of Reno, NV • One by seven square mile site • Advertisement in Summer 2008

  23. How to stay plugged in HTTP://EUL.ARMY.MIL Bob Penn 410-962-3000 Bob.Penn@usace.army.mil Tom Kretzschmar 410-962-5602 Thomas.Kretzschmar@us.army.mil

  24. ANY QUESTIONS?

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