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COATESVILLE SOLAR INITIATIVE (CSI) CONDITIONAL USE HEARING
Thursday, October 06, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Last updated 9/14/2011 11:50:14 AM
Electric companies love solar arrays. Solar is an ideal fit for mitigating sharp demands on the electric grid because they produce during the peak demand hours for electricity.
Just in the last year solar power start up costs have dropped dramatically. Solar generation is very close to parity to coal generation. If the coal, oil and gas industries seem desperate it's because they are well aware that their end is near.
Right now our military is poised to make a permanent and wide ranging transformation from fossil fuel dependence to renewable energy. Our entire society, our industries, our corporations and infrastructure will follow in their footsteps.
“The energy risks and challenges facing DoD are evident in its energy profile. It is the single largest consumer of energy in the United States and one of the largest institutional energy users in the world, having consumed 819 trillion BTUs of energy in 2010. Oil products accounted for 80 percent of DoD’s final energy consumption. In 2009, DoD used more than 375,000 barrels of oil per day, more than all but 35 countries.
Another 11 percent of DoD’s energy is delivered in the form of electricity. DoD’s oil and electricity use are reflected in the department’s emerging organizational structure for advancing energy innovation. Fuel is primarily used for operational energy requirements and is in the purview of the newly created position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, currently held by Sharon Burke. Operational energy has been referenced by DoD as the “energy required for training, moving, and sustaining military forces and weapons platforms for military operations.” The energy risks and challenges facing DoD are evident in its energy profile. It is the single largest consumer of energy in the United States and one of the largest institutional energy users in the world, having consumed 819 trillion BTUs of energy in 2010. Oil products accounted for 80 percent of DoD’s final energy consumption. In 2009, DoD used more than 375,000 barrels of oil per day, more than all but 35 countries.
Electricity is primarily needed to fulfill the energy requirements of fixed installations and bases. Installation energy management is overseen at DoD by the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Installations and Environment, Dorothy Robyn.”
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