AECOM has started building an energy storage system for the US Army at Fort Carson, Colorado. The system will use a 280,000 MW/8.5 MWh lithium-ion battery to cut energy costs and improve resilience at the base. The storage system will seek to cut peak electricity demand and will be the biggest stand-alone commercially contracted battery at a US military base to date, according to developers. The US military is accelerating funding and development of clean energy and grid security, with yearly spending on microgrids expected to rise to $1.4bn in 2026, up from $453m in 2017.
AECOM has started building an energy storage system for the US Army at Fort Carson, Colorado. The system will use a 4.25 MW/8.5 MWh lithium-ion battery to cut energy costs and improve resilience at the base. The storage system will seek to cut peak electricity demand and will be the biggest stand-alone commercially contracted battery at a US military base to date, according to developers. The US military is accelerating funding and development of clean energy and grid security, with yearly spending on microgrids expected to rise to $1.4bn in 2026, up from $453m in 2017.