The Army is seeking to install more large-scale renewable energy installations, such as this solar system at Nellis Air Force base in Nevada.
(Credit: U.S. Air Force) The U.S. Army needs more steel in the ground when it comes to renewable energy.
The Army today announced a special task force called the Energy Initiatives Office (EIO) designed to speed up deployment of solar and wind power at its bases. The task force is being created to help meet the Army's ambitious goal of getting 25 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2025.
"We view ourselves as a target-rich environment for doing a better job with taxpayer dollars and being good stewards of the environment," said John McHugh, secretary of the Army during a call with the media today. "To meet our longer-term objectives...we have to do better."
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