lncentivizing Sustained Department of Defense Energy Efficiency through a Modified Appropriations Framework

Abstract

Within the department of Defense (DoD), funding that supports a clearly defined concept and intent is the ultimate discriminator for action. The NOAA for 2009 and the 2010 QDR are two recent documents providing clear direction for improvements; however, the current construct of DoD appropriations does not fully incentivize energy efficiency within all levels of leadership. Nevertheless, the Marine Energy Assessment Team's study and General McChrystal's recent actions in Afghanistan indicate DoD is learning and actively working towards increasing energy efficiency throughout the deployed forces. The unfortunate reality is the amount of funding in DoD's budget is what limits energy efficiency efforts. Leveraging the framework of an Energy & Energy Efficiency (E2E) appropriations will assist in the increase and sustainment of such efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 12, 2010
Accession Number
ADA602071

Entities

People

  • Brian T. Grana

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Consumption
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Management
  • Environment
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Energy
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Renewable Energy
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.