Energy At Largest Air Force Base in US “Suddenly†Drops 35%
October 30th, 2020 by Tina Casey
The Commander-in-Chief has written off climate change, but the US Armed Services sure haven’t. In the latest development on that score, the US Air Force is tooting its own horn for ripping the title of #1 energy consumer off the nameplate of the sprawling Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, and transforming it into a showcase for energy efficiency and water conservation.
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Tinker Air Force Base has a head start on the road to an energy efficient, carbon negative Department of Defense
Who’s Gonna Pay For All This?
Tinker Air Force Base dropped its energy consumption by an impressive 35% and water use by 9% through an energy efficiency upgrade that launched in 2016. With 57 buildings and 10 million square feet to cover, that adds up to a lot of energy and water.
On the energy side, the Air Force estimates a savings of 641 billion Btu (British thermal units). For the record, water clocks in at a savings of 38 million gallons including wastewater, but that’s not what’s really interesting about the project.
https://cleantechnica.com/2020/10/30/energy-at-largest-air-force-base-in-us-suddenly-drops-35/
