The
US
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
(Army
Corps)
issued
a
request
for
proposal
with
$7bn
in
"total
contract
capacity
to
procure
reliable,
locally
generated,
renewable
and
alternative
energy
through
power
purchase
agreements".
The
contracts
are
to
be
awarded
over
the
coming
decade.
Army
Secretary
John
M.
McHugh
says
in
a
statement
the
acquisition
plans
demonstrate
"a
commitment
toward
installation
energy
security,
mission
readiness
and
resilience".
He
adds
that
the
contracts
"will
provide
the
Army
with
an
important
means
to
achieve
its
goal
of
one
gigawatt
of
renewable
energy
projects
by…
