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AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.—The Air Force Academy hopes to use solar, wind, hydropower and biomass to generate all of its own electricity by 2015.
Superintendent Lt. Gen. John Regni said Thursday the project would cost up to $100 million and could produce enough power for nearly 10,000 homes.
The academy has already announced plans for an $18.3 million, 2-megawatt solar plant.
Regni says other plans include a hydropower plant to harness water flowing from the academy grounds down to nearby Colorado Springs and a biomass plant using the school’s garbage.
Regni says wind turbines could eventually generate up to 4 megawatts, but the location and type of turbines haven’t been determined.
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Information from: The Gazette,
