Across the force, the Army is looking for ways to mitigate power supply vulnerabilities and increase the resiliency of its installations. For now, Fort Gordon will benefit just indirectly from the solar array, but the goal for the future will be to provide more direct advantages including the ability to store power generated by the array in battery storage, and the ability to distribute that energy directly to the installation with micro-grid technology in the event of a civilian power grid failure.
Army officials cut the ribbon on a 270-acre, 30-megawatt solar power array at Fort Gordon, Georgia, Nov. 16, 2016. It’s the second of three such facilities planned in the Peach State as part of an effort dubbed “3×30.” The first facility opened in June at Fort Benning. The third will open before the end of the year at Fort Stewart. (Photo Credit: Fort Gordon Public Affairs)
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