{"id":13657,"date":"2015-07-15T15:02:01","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T19:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=13657"},"modified":"2015-07-15T15:05:14","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T19:05:14","slug":"navy-beats-army-with-42-mw-solar-farm-at-kings-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2015\/07\/navy-beats-army-with-42-mw-solar-farm-at-kings-bay.html","title":{"rendered":"Navy beats Army with 42 MW solar farm at Kings Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nIs this sub base solar farm bigger than the 30 MW ones Georgia Power is building\r\nat three Army bases<\/a> in Georgia?\r\nActually that’s\r\n42 MW DC in and 30 MW AC out,\r\nso the same as the Army bases.\r\n

\r\nNavy Chief of Information Office, 13 July 2015,\r\n\r\nNavy and Georgia Power Ink Deal to Build 42 MW Solar Farm at SUBASE Kings Bay<\/a>,\r\n

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\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nWASHINGTON, D.C. (NNS) — The Department of the Navy (DON)\r\nannounced today a signed real estate outgrant with Georgia Power, a\r\nsubsidiary of Southern Company, to develop a large-scale, solar\r\ngeneration farm at Naval Submarine Base (SUBASE) Kings Bay.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe 42 megawatt (MW) direct current (DC) facility will be\r\nconstructed on\r\n\r\n SUBASE Kings Bay located in St. Marys, Ga. The\r\nsigning of this document marks the start of a new collaboration\r\nbetween the DON and Georgia Power to develop renewable energy that\r\nwill increase DON’s energy security and diversify Georgia Power’s\r\nenergy portfolio.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe outgrant gives Georgia Power access to 258 acres of land for the\r\ndevelopment of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic panels. The project\r\nis scheduled to have a nameplate capacity of 42 MW DC, or 30 MW of\r\nalternating current. The power generated by the solar farm will be\r\nrouted to Georgia Power’s transmission lines, to benefit their\r\ncustomers.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n“We are very proud to work with incorporating renewable energy to\r\nthis part of southeastern Georgia,” said Captain James Jenks, SUBASE\r\nKings Bay commanding officer. “This project will contribute to the\r\nNavy’s energy portfolio and will also reduce demand for fossil\r\nfuel.”\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe DON is actively pursuing opportunities to collaborate with\r\nenergy service providers like Georgia Power to develop\r\ncost-effective, renewable energy to increase the DON’s energy\r\nsecurity, operational capability and provide valuable benefits to\r\nthe local community. The new project will help to diversify Georgia\r\nPower’s portfolio by adding a new source of generation that will\r\nalso create local economic development associated with the\r\nconstruction and long-term maintenance of the facility. By\r\ndeveloping the farm on-base, the DON can physically secure it behind\r\nDON fence lines and will benefit from having a new power source so\r\nclose to the base. The solar project at SUBASE Kings Bay is\r\nestimated to represent a $75 million investment at the installation.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n“Our innovative solar partnerships with the state’s military bases,\r\nincluding SUBASE Kings Bay, are growing Georgia solar, strengthening\r\nGeorgia military bases, and stimulating investment in Georgia\r\ncommunities,” said Norrie McKenzie, vice president of Renewable\r\nDevelopment for Georgia Power. “Our latest project with the DON will\r\nadd even more cost-effective solar energy to our state and further\r\nexecute on our strategy of identifying opportunities for renewable\r\ngrowth to benefit our customers and partners.”\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nGeorgia Power expects to break ground on the project late summer\r\nwith the facility coming online by the end of 2016.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nKings Bay became a Naval base in 1978, previously operating as an\r\nArmy facility. It encompasses approximately 17,000 acres of land,\r\nand its principal function is to manage and maintain Ohio-class\r\nsubmarines and ballistic missiles.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nFor more information about DON’s renewable energy development\r\nefforts visit:\r\nhttp:\/\/greenfleet.dodlive.mil\/energy\/repo\/<\/a>. For\r\ninformation about Georgia Power’s solar initiatives, visit\r\nwww.GeorgiaPower.com\/Solar<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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