Portable Nuclear Reactors Move Closer to Powering Military Bases During Outages

Fort McCoy opens new microgrid to strengthen energy resilience at Main Gate

$1.4M Fort McCoy Main Gate microgrid with battery (Xcel partnership) opened May 19; 14 days island mode.

EO 14386: Strengthening National Defense with Coal Power Generation Fleet

Directs War Dept to seek coal PPAs for installations for grid reliability and on-site fuel security.

Military Installations: DOD Should Improve Natural Disaster Cost Tracking and Planning for Resilience Improvements

GAO-26-107786: DOD disaster cost tracking incomplete; installations lack data/funding for resilience upgrades.

NAVFAC EXWC's Geothermal Experts Advance Energy Resilience for DoN, DoW

Enhanced geothermal feasibility at NAS Fallon, NAF El Centro, NAS Corpus Christi for grid independence.

FY27 NDAA Readiness Subcommittee Print

HASC Readiness mark for FY27 NDAA with installation energy provisions.

FY2026 NDAA (P.L. 119-60)

Sec. 2847 grid-resiliency planning; Sec. 2801 updated resilience definition; ERCIP projects.

Air Force cyber leader warns threats like Volt Typhoon could enable China to wage 'total war'

AF official: Volt Typhoon utility disruption could limit base ops once generator fuel runs out.

DoDI 4715.28 Military Installation Resilience

Background policy: prioritize on-site generation and cyber-resilient microgrids. Background only.

Department of the Army awards $7.2M to BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC: The Contractor Will Assess Energy Vulnerabilities To Determine Best Approach To Define Requirements For Energy Resilience Projects And Identify Third-party Funding Sources For Energy Resilience And Security Projects.

Contract W912DY23F0131 from Department of the Army to BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC for $7,150,148. Description: THE CONTRACTOR WILL ASSESS ENERGY VULNERABILITIES TO DETERMINE BEST APPROACH TO DEFINE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE PROJECTS AND IDENTIFY THIRD-PARTY FUNDING SOURCES FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE AND SECURITY PROJECTS.. Period starts 2023-06-27.

The Army wants its installations to be energy islands

Army: 32 microgrids operating, 27 under construction, 58 in design; 99.99% critical reliability goal.

Energy Islanding in Kentucky? Fort Knox's push to grid independence

Fort Knox geothermal/gas self-generation and islanding push.

Declaring a National Energy Emergency (EO 14156)

Orders DoD 60-day assessment of its ability to get energy and fuel for homeland defense.

DoN Announces Solicitation for Innovative Energy Resilience Solutions

Navy OTA solicitation for contractor-owned installation energy prototypes incl. microreactors, 99.9% availability in outages.

DoDI 4715.28 Military Installation Resilience (original issuance; Change 1 Aug 2025)

Directs energy plans prioritizing on-site generation, storage and cyber-resilient microgrids.

Camp Arifjan pioneering energy resilience: First-of-its-kind microgrid sets standard

Fort McCoy holds Black Start Exercise to test energy resiliency

No-notice eight-hour blackout at Fort McCoy.

Microgrids for the 21st Century: The Case for a Defense Energy Architecture

Readiness exercise tests Fort Moore's energy resilience

Fort Benning (then Moore) tested with transmission feed shut down.

FY2025 ERCIP project list

Includes Anniston microgrid sized for 14+ days and Portsmouth NSY power plant resiliency.

FY2024 NDAA (P.L. 118-31)

Sec. 316 widens resilience prototypes to hydrogen and other tech.

Why the Military May Need Microgrids for Overseas Bases to Win a Near-Peer Fight

DON Installation Campaign Plan for Environmental Resilience and Energy Readiness

Navy campaign plan for installation energy readiness.

Fort Drum goes dark to test energy resiliency

Fort Drum's first black-start exercise.

Fort Bragg JSOC ERCIP microgrid construction solicitation

Microgrid to carry Fort Bragg JSOC critical loads up to 14 days.