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Brookings Report Calls For Integrated DoD Energy Strategy

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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

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By Eric Lindeman A new report from the Brookings Institution calls on the Department of Defense to reduce its baseline energy consumption by 20 percent by 2025 and to become a net-zero energy consumer at its bases and other facilities by 2030. According to the Aug. 25 report, "Fueling the Balance," the most significant percentage of the overall reduction in energy use will come from the department converting from petroleum to alternative forms of energy and increasing efficiency. Co-authors Jerry…

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