2014 Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) Funding Recipients

On November 5, 2013, FEMP issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) on the EERE Exchange titled Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) DE-FOA-0000901. The release of the FOA followed the notice of intent, which was issued July 9, 2013.

On September 22, 2014, FEMP selected the following nine federal agencies to receive AFFECT funding:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration—Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas: This 13.7-megawatt (MW) combined heat and power (CHP) system is expected to net more than $29 million in energy savings over its lifetime. This will be NASA’s first CHP deployment. There is potential for 73 MW of CHP across the agency.
U.S. Department of Defense—Army Aberdeen Proving Ground in Edgewood, Maryland: This 7.9-MW CHP system, executed under an energy savings performance contract, will replace a steam generation plant being decommissioned in 2016. The new system will provide 86% of the site’s steam supply and offset 50% of current electricity use.
National Science Foundation (NSF)—Arctic Program at Thule Air Base in Greenland: This 30-kilowatt (kW) CHP system will serve as a model for NSF facilities and help agencies to evaluate the replacement of diesel generators at any remote, isolated government sites, such as U.S. Department of Defense forward operating bases, Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency zones, forests, and parks.
U.S. Department of Agriculture—12 U.S. Forest Service National Forests in California: The U.S. Forest Service will deploy 220 kW of renewable energy installations, including photovoltaic (PV) systems at 14 locations across 11 national forests, along with a single small-scale hydroelectric turbine at one additional national forest. These off-grid systems will use battery backup and several battery technologies to boost system performance. These will be prototype installations for replication at U.S. Forest Service locations nationwide.
U.S. Department of Justice—U.S. Bureau of Prisons in Oregon and Oklahoma: The U.S. Bureau of Prisons will install 1.5 MW of ground-mounted PV systems at two federal prisons in Sheridan, Oregon, and El Reno, Oklahoma. The project will serve as a pilot for 119 other federal prisons.
U.S. Department of the Interior—National Park Service in Virginia and North Carolina: The National Park Service will deploy 350 solar-powered safety lights along the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina. Almost all of the safety lights are now battery-powered and require frequent verification and replacement. The installation will significantly extend time between physical inspections, saving on fuel and maintenance costs.
U.S. Department of Defense—Army in Fort Campbell, Kentucky: This 5-MW ground-mounted PV system will be installed on an abandoned landfill, which is otherwise unusable land. The multimegawatt project will encourage further solar deployment in an area of the country underserved by renewables. The Army can apply lessons learned to other large-scale, landfill-based PV projects.
U.S. Department of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Peachtree City, Georgia: This 217-kW ground-mount PV system at the Terminal Radar Approach Control Station will be the FAA’s first large-scale renewable energy project in its eastern service area. The system is expected to produce approximately 300,000 kWh annually.

Read about the 2015 AFFECT funding recipients.