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Alternatives for Reducing Army Installation Utility Bills While Enhancing Installation Readiness

出版	RAND, 2020
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=tjzNzQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋For a variety of reasons, many Army installations are facing significant and increasing monthly costs in their utility accounts for energy and water services. At the same time, Army installations need to find ways to support operations and installation readiness with declining budgets. The Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management (now called the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 Installations) asked RAND Arroyo Center to identify installations with a high level of contractual commitments and to assess alternative approaches that installations could take to reduce their utility bills while maintaining energy and water security and readiness. Researchers used available data sources to assess the relative magnitudes of different types of installation utility costs, then examined the implications of utility management and market trends in the water, electricity, and natural gas industries for Army installations. Researchers then identified options for reducing installation utility costs in three main areas: reducing commodity payments; finding alternative funding sources for energy and water efficiency technologies, infrastructure and other system investments; and leveraging nontraditional partnerships, particularly with state and local governments. The authors also provide recommendations to help reduce Army installation utility costs while maintaining or enhancing installation readiness.