Defense Infrastructure: DOD Efforts Regarding Net Zero Goals
Abstract
In 2008, the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE) began a joint initiative to address military energy use by identifying specific actions to reduce energy demand and increase use of renewable energy on DOD installations. Early attention was given to the possibility of net zero energy military installations. Achieving net zero within DOD generally means producing as much energy from renewable energy sources as is consumed by an installation, limiting the consumption of water in order to not deplete the local watershed, and reducing, reusing, and recovering waste streams to add zero waste to landfills.House Report 114-102, accompanying a bill for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, included a provision for us to review DODs progress and savings from net zero installation initiatives. This report describes the extent to which DOD: (1) developed policies and goals for an integrated net zero strategy for energy, water, and waste management at its military installations; and (2) identified the potential costs and benefits of implementing net zero initiatives. We briefed the congressional defense committees in October 2015. This report formally transmits updated briefing slides regarding the final results of our work in response to the provision in House Report 114-102 (see encl. I).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 12, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1001293
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office