This initiative supports President Clinton's Executive Order in June that established new energy reduction goals for federal facilities through partnering with the private sector. The Executive Order directs federal agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and increase the use of renewable technologies and resources. D.C. The service contract, which was awarded four weeks after the President's announcement, will reduce annual energy consumption by 17 percent, and annual greenhouse gas emissions by 24,000 metric tons of carbon, the equivalent to taking more than 19,000 cars off the road. To increase renewable efficiencies and meet President Clinton's goals, one of the Army's key initiatives is to use wind turbines to generate electrical power at Army installations. Wind energy is a renewable resource, so no matter how much is used there will still be the same supply in the future.
Wind energy is also a source of clean, non-polluting, electricity.
Unlike conventional power plants, wind plants emit no air pollutants or greenhouses gases. The Army selected Fort Bliss for this new wind power initiative to generate electricity because of its geographical location and size. For the Fort Bliss initiative, the Army is working with the Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Defense Energy Support Center to determine the best use of the wind turbine technology. The Defense Energy Support Center will provide acquisition support through market surveys, announcements in the Commerce Business Daily, contract negotiations and contract awards.