Addition of microgrid-ready system designed to
provide annual utility cost savings of $125,000
Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator
specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today
announced that the U.S. Army has awarded its Federal Solutions
Group a contract to add a comprehensive battery energy storage
system (BESS) to the existing 18.6 megawatt (MW) direct current
(15.0 MW alternating current) solar renewable energy facility at
the Fort Detrick Army Garrison in Frederick, Maryland.
In partnership with DLA Energy, Ameresco will deploy a 6 MW / 6
MWh BESS on the 67-acre facility. The BESS will be operated as a
demand response asset and will provide frequency regulation
services to the PJM-Independent System Operator. Additionally, the
installed system will be microgrid-ready, allowing for future
resiliency functions at the Garrison. The BESS is designed to
provide guaranteed utility cost savings of $125,000 annually to the
Government.
“We have been working with Ameresco to continually reduce our
facilities’ fossil-fuel energy consumption and ensure greener
environmental strategies for years to come,” said Garrison
Commander Col. Danford Bryant. “This is a great project and an
excellent example of collaboration to support both the Army and the
community,” said Bryant.
“The new BESS aligns with the Army’s Installation Energy and
Water Strategic Plan to provide resilient, efficient and affordable
energy on our installations,” said Mr. Paul Farnan, Acting
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and
Environment. “It is designed to help reach future resiliency goals,
and directly aligns with the Army Installations Strategy and the
Army Climate Strategy,” said Farnan.
Ameresco’s relationship with the Fort Detrick Army Garrison
dates back to 2015 when it was awarded a 26-year Renewable Energy
Supply Agreement (RESA) and site lease to design, build, finance,
and operate and maintain the 18.6 MW-dc solar renewable energy
generation system (REGS). The solar field, which includes 59,994
solar panels, nine central inverters and transformers, and
medium-voltage overhead and underground electric distribution, was
completed in 2016, one month ahead of schedule. It currently serves
approximately 12 percent of Fort Detrick’s annual electric load
requirements.
“We commend the Army for taking yet another step to improve
their energy infrastructure through battery energy storage
technologies at Fort Detrick,” said Nicole Bulgarino, Executive
Vice President, Ameresco. “This installation ties in the renewable
energy generation from the existing solar arrays to a system that
will allow the base to be microgrid-ready, ultimately creating a
more resilient and future-energy ready base.”
Project completion is scheduled for early 2023.
To learn more about the renewable energy, resiliency, and energy
efficiency solutions offered by Ameresco, visit
www.ameresco.com/renewable-energy/.
About Ameresco, Inc. Founded in 2000, Ameresco, Inc.
(NYSE:AMRC) is a leading cleantech integrator and renewable energy
asset developer, owner and operator. Our comprehensive portfolio
includes energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, asset
sustainability and renewable energy solutions delivered to clients
throughout North America and Europe. Ameresco’s sustainability
services in support of clients’ pursuit of Net Zero include
upgrades to a facility’s energy infrastructure and the development,
construction, and operation of distributed energy resources.
Ameresco has successfully completed energy saving, environmentally
responsible projects with Federal, state and local governments,
healthcare and educational institutions, housing authorities, and
commercial and industrial customers. With its corporate
headquarters in Framingham, MA, Ameresco has more than 1,000
employees providing local expertise in the United States, Canada,
and Europe. For more information, visit www.ameresco.com.
About Fort Detrick Originally known as Detrick Field, it
operated as an emergency airfield on the route between Cleveland
and Washington, DC until 1938. During World War II (WWII), Camp
Detrick became the site of biological warfare research. After WWII,
the post was re-designated as Fort Detrick with a mandate to
continue biological research and remain the world’s leading
research campus for biological agents that require special
containment.
About the Army Office of Energy Initiatives (OEI) The
OEI, under the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations,
Energy and Environment, serves as the Army’s central program
management office for the development, implementation, and
oversight of privately financed, large-scale, energy projects
focused on enhancing energy resilience on Army installations.
About United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) The
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approximately 37,000 dedicated
Civilians and Soldiers delivering engineering services to customers
in more than 130 countries worldwide. With environmental
sustainability as a guiding principle, our disciplined Corps team
is working diligently to strengthen our Nation’s security by
building and maintaining America’s infrastructure and providing
military facilities where our servicemembers train, work and live.
We are also researching and developing technology for our war
fighters while protecting America’s interests abroad by using our
engineering expertise to promote stability and improve quality of
life.
About DLA Energy The Defense Logistics Agency Energy’s
mission is to enable mission readiness by providing globally
resilient energy solutions to the Warfighter and Whole of
Government. DLA Energy is organized to work with customers and
suppliers to accomplish all areas of its mission. DLA Energy
Installation Energy Division provides acquisition support for
facility energy commodities and services including coal, natural
gas, electricity, renewable energy, energy savings performance
contracts and long-term renewable energy project development. The
business unit also serves as coordinator and facilitator for the
DOD’s participation in electricity demand response programs and is
the centralized program manager for DOD’s Natural Gas Program.
The announcement of an energy asset award is not necessarily
indicative of the timing or amount of revenue from such award, of
the company’s overall revenue for any particular period or of
trends in the company’s overall total assets in development or
operation. This project was included in our previously reported
assets in development as of March 31, 2022.
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