U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Energy Management Program

U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii Unveils First-Ever Smart-Charging Micro-Grid

March 25, 2011

WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii - In efforts to provide a clean source of "green" power and control nearly any source of electrical power within an existing grid, Col. Douglas Mulbury, commander, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii, hosted a formal maile lei untying and demonstration of the Army's first-ever smart-charging micro grid, Friday, outside the garrison headquarters, here.

"This prototype underscores our stated goal to become the Army benchmark for environmental stewardship," Mulbury said.

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