Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Large-Scale Solar at Fort Bliss in Texas

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The U.S. Army has been installing photovoltaic and solar-thermal systems as it pursues compliance with a net-zero mandate

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Fort Bliss – whose 1.2 million acres stretch from West Texas, near El Paso, into New Mexico – is the U.S. Army's largest post by land area, and it faces a commensurately large conservation challenge: severe reductions in the base's energy and water use, and a 90% reduction in trash headed for landfill.

[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Fort Bliss.jpg (Fort Bliss)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-news/large-scale-solar-fort-bliss-texas

URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-news/large-scale-solar-fort-bliss-texas

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