Story by Amy Phillips | Fort Hunter Liggett Public Affairs Office | 09.18.2024
Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) celebrates with a ribbon cutting ceremony for being the only Department of Defense installation to implement a microgrid system entirely operating on renewable energy, September 17, 2024. Army and community leaders, and partners joined FHL to mark the completion of its $21.8 million microgrid project and participate in a resiliency tour of its Net Zero projects....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Oposnow | 63rd Readiness Division | 09.17.2024
Fort Hunter Liggett celebrated the launch of its new microgrid, the first Department of Defense installation to operate entirely on renewable energy, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by key military and civilian leaders. The microgrid, which uses solar power and battery storage, ensures the base can operate independently for up to 14 days during power outages, significantly enhancing......
Story by Amy Phillips | Fort Hunter Liggett Public Affairs Office | 08.16.2024
Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) continues to lead the way in the Army’s energy resilience as the first-ever military installation with a microgrid implementation using only renewable sources such as photovoltaic (PV) generation and battery storage. The Army Reserve-funded installation is very close to becoming a Net Zero installation and is on track to achieve target year of 2030, which is ahead......
Story by Amy Phillips | Fort Hunter Liggett Public Affairs Office | 01.19.2022
Fort Hunter Liggett Directorate of Public Works 2021 achievements and upcoming projects
Story by Brian Stevens | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 09.03.2021
“It’s not about the plaque on the wall,” said James Mills, Environmental Management Division supervisor here. “It’s knowing we’re doing the right thing and seeing the money saved go back into the community because that impacts everyone.” The comment is in reference to the Virginia Environmental Excellence Award Fort Lee has now claimed for the 12th year in a row. It recognizes......
Story by Cynthia McIntyre | Fort Hunter Liggett Public Affairs Office | 07.16.2021
Fort Hunter Liggett was the only Army installation selected to participate in a Department of Defense-wide White House Virtual Tour, hosted by Andrew Mayock, Federal Chief Sustainability Officer for the White House Council on Environmental Quality, July 2, 2021....
Story by Cynthia McIntyre | Fort Hunter Liggett Public Affairs Office | 05.27.2021
Fort Hunter Liggett conducted a groundbreaking ceremony May 27, 2021 to build a $21.6 million electrical microgrid, which will make it the first Army installation to achieve Net Zero for critical operations. That means it will be capable of generating and distributing electricity for 14-days of energy resiliency. It is an important first step in scaling this type of energy self-sufficiency......
Story by Patrick Buffett | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 02.26.2021
About 1.5 million rounds of ammunition are fired each year on Fort Lee’s training ranges. Before exercises conclude, every expended brass casing is policed up by military personnel and turned back over to the supply chain. The Qualified Recycling Program – managed by the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Management Division with support from Logistics Readiness Center - Lee and......
