Microgrids

Microgrid to help power U.S. military missile range

HSGS-Ameresco was awarded a contract to install a microgrid at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), the Department of Defense’s largest open-air military test facility in New Mexico.
Microgrid to help power U.S. military missile range
(Source: U.S. Army).

HSGS-Ameresco was awarded a contract to install a microgrid at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), the Department of Defense’s largest open-air military test facility in New Mexico.

The microgrid is expected to provide power to energize the water wells at the military test facility. It would include a 700 KW PV solar array, a 500 KW natural gas generator and a 500 KW battery energy storage system.

HSGS-Ameresco said the system can provide two weeks of power in the event of a power outage, and to support critical missions at the Army Research Lab, Material Test Directorate, fire department, and a Fort Bliss power projection platform.

The scope of the project also includes updated electrical panels, transformers and controls, a fiber optic communication line, a fire alarm system, meters, cyber security measures, anti-terrorism measures and security fencing.

HSGS-Ameresco is expected to provide all supervision, labor, materials, equipment, supplies and transportation to construct the microgrid.

Construction is set to begin in December 2022 and is expected to reach completion by late 2023.

The 3,200 square-mile White Sands Missile Range supports the Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as commercial and international users on a reimbursable basis while conducting more than 3,000 tests annually.

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