Pentagon to Install Solar Panels in Clean Energy Push

The initiative, part of a $104 million federal grant program, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy resilience.

The Pentagon is set to install solar panels as part of President Biden's clean energy initiative, with the project being one of 31 government sites receiving a total of $104 million in Energy Department grants.
In addition to solar panels, the Pentagon will also install a heat pump system and solar thermal panels to reduce reliance on systems that use natural gas and fuel oil combustion.
The solar panels will provide an uninterrupted power source at the Pentagon in case of a cyberattack or other outage to the bulk grid.
The projects align with Biden’s 2021 executive order that called for a 65% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from federal operations by 2030 and a net-zero building portfolio by 2045.
The program is expected to leverage more than $361 million in private investment and is part of the first round of $250 million of awards to improve renewable energy at federal buildings.