Solar - March 3, 2022
Fort Riley, Kansas Army Housing Adds Solar
The solar project at Fort Riley, Kansas added 350 additional solar systems for more than 1,600 Army homes as part of its second phase.
Corvias, a long-term solutions and management partner to the U.S. military, completed the second phase of its energy conservation efforts.
The two combined phases will offset an estimated 40% of annual electricity consumed by on-post family housing and is expected to generate 15,000 MW hours in the first year of full operation. It is also enough to power more than 1,300 homes annually.
“This achievement reflects our continued commitment to the Department of Defense (DoD) and to energy conservation,” said Corvias Managing Director Peter Sims in a statement. “We take great pride in consistently providing our service members and their families with sustainable and advanced technology, while simultaneously providing a robust, self-sufficient and resourceful environment for on-post communities to thrive.”
Construction of the third phase of this project will begin later this year. This phase is projected to comprise of two ground mount solar arrays within the housing community. All three phases of the program will provide power to about half of Fort Riley homes.
The program’s continued expansion helps to advance the DoD’s goal to provide 100% of each military installation’s critical-mission energy load by the end of 2030. Meeting this objective will strengthen the DoD’s adaptability in obtaining energy and water resources and ensuring an Army mission’s success in the event these services are suddenly unavailable.
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