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title: Air Force Targets 1GW Renewable Energy Usage by 2016
date: 2012-04-24T09:32:31Z
modified: 2012-04-24T10:27:26Z
permalink: "https://nko.org/air-force-targets-1gw-renewable-energy-usage-2016/"
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status: publish
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categories:
  - Environment
  - War
tags:
  - Environment
  - War
  - Air Force
  - photovoltaic
  - renewable energy
  - solar
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author: Paul Garrett Hugel
timestamp: 2012-04-24T10:27:26Z
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[![](http://nko.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/airforcegreenfull.jpg "Air Force Week kicks off in New York City")

](http://nko.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/airforcegreenfull.jpg)Air Force Targets 1GW renewable energy use by 20164/19/2012 – **WASHINGTON (AFNS)** — The Air Force is on target to generate 1 gigawatt of renewable energy by 2016, and expects to have enough renewable energy to supply 25 percent of all installation electricity use by 2025, according to Air Force officials.

The Air Force is the second biggest user of renewable energy in the federal government. In fiscal year 2011, six percent of the Air Force’s total facility energy came from renewables. The 131 wind, solar, ground source thermal and landfill gas projects underway at 56 Air Force installations are expected generate 37 mega-watts (MW) of renewable energy. Another 50 projects, either under construction or soon-to-be awarded, are expected to generate an additional 19 MW of renewable energy. [Read more at US Air Force…](http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123298713 "Official website of US Air Force")

## Topics

**Categories:** [Environment](https://nko.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/category/environment.md), [War](https://nko.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/category/war.md)

**Tags:** [Air Force](https://nko.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/post_tag/air-force.md), [photovoltaic](https://nko.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/post_tag/photovoltaic.md), [renewable energy](https://nko.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/post_tag/renewable-energy.md), [solar](https://nko.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/post_tag/solar.md)