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OSD briefed DoDI 4170.11 resilience update, generator testing guidance and business-case framework.
Army Directive 2017-07 set a 14-day minimum to sustain critical missions through utility outages.
Controls let MCLB Albany island on landfill-gas CHP plus 8.5 MW biomass steam generation.
FY2018 ERCIP list incl. $5.3M CHP at Fort Leonard Wood.
4,393 utility disruptions from equipment failure FY2009-2015, $29M+ impact, incl. a week-long shutdown at JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
Found bases rely on 50 to 350+ small building diesel generators each; modeled microgrid alternatives.
OSD and MIT Lincoln Lab began comparing building diesel generators against microgrids for critical loads.
DoD changed Instruction 4170.11 to require energy projects aligned to resilience requirements across planning and budgeting.
Utility-owned 25 MW plant gives MCAS Yuma base-wide backup power during grid outages.
GAO found renewable projects need batteries or storage to provide power during outages.
DSB task force recommended pursuing very small modular reactors among energy options for deployed forces.
Ukraine joins NATO MILGRID microgrid resilience initiative.
NATO guidance calls for on-base generation and grid resilience vs hybrid threats.
2029 targeted for Eielson reactor.
Earlier notice of intent to sole-source Fort Stewart-Hunter microgrid to Canoochee under FY24 NDAA conveyed-utility authority. Background.