MCFA is a woman-owned small business which specializes in reducing facilities costs. We apply our expertise in all the phases of facilities development: planning, implementation, and maintenance.

Fort Bliss

Client:

Fort Bliss

Project Location:

Fort Bliss, TX

Issue:

Dwindling energy reserves, increasing energy demand, rising energy costs

Project Duration:

24 Months

Solution

Completion of the wind assessment will determine the feasibility of a new 200 megawatt windfarm.

Summary

As a DoD flagship installation, Fort Bliss will add a small city of about 50,000 people to its population and build an entirely new complex in the next few years. These additions will dramatically increase the energy needs of Fort Bliss and its surrounding communities. MCFA realized that the generation of wind power represented an opportunity for the installation capture a renewable energy source on a large scale and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.

MCFA formed a research team with New Mexico State University Institute for Energy and the Environment and selected two sites and erected the testing equipment and towers necessary to analyze the technology’s potential. The study is ongoing and will recommend whether or not there is commercial potential for a large scale wind farm project.

Photos courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories and the US Army

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