Fort Campbell Energy Security and Resiliency Assessment
Fort Campbell Energy Security and Resiliency Assessment
Guernsey performed an energy security and resiliency (ESR) assessment of the electrical energy systems, loads, and energy resources of all the mission-critical facilities at Fort Campbell. The study identified the best cost-effective projects required by the electrical systems to comply with the Army's energy security and resiliency requirements, which require providing energy to mission-critical facilities for 14 days and improving the resiliency of energy systems at the installation.
Guernsey conducted a high-level condition assessment of the electric utility systems, natural gas systems, fuel storage systems, and on-post generation and developed an energy model of the installation. The Energy Security and Resiliency model identified five mission-critical areas and several individual mission-critical buildings at Fort Campbell and analyzed two main options: (1) a centralized electrical generator with microgrid capability, solar PV generation and battery energy storage system, and fuel storage tanks, and (2) decentralized building level electrical generators.
Each option was analyzed for capital costs, annual O&M costs, and non-tangible environmental and operational impacts. The study showed that the building-level standalone generator is the most cost-effective option for meeting the ESR requirements.