Navy's Steps to Demolish Its Last Coal Plant Lead to Energy Efficiencies

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Source: sierraclub.typepad.com --- Friday, July 12, 2013
On July 9 at the Naval Support Facility (NSF) Indian Head in Maryland, the Navy said goodbye to the Goddard coal-fired power plant when the aging facility was demolished. Constructed in 1957, the Goddard Power Plant generated steam, compressed air and approximately 67 percent of the electric power used at NSF Indian Head. With most plants having a service expectancy of 25 years, the Goddard Power Plant was past its due date, ultimately requiring frequent repair and maintenance that is costly and inefficient. The outdated equipment made steam production and steam transmission unreliable, the Navy said in a release. The demolition of the Goddard coal-fired power plant will save NSF $7.5 million each year, and more than 50 billion pounds of carbon emissions will be reduced annually. "What you see here is a project that is going to save the Navy $7.5 million a year in the tough fiscal environment that we're in and that we're going to be facing for several years, if not a decade or more,? Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy Thomas Hicks said. ?We're going to need projects like this that deliver those types of savings." Energy use is expected to decrease by 50 percent, water consumption by 75 percent, and steam requirements by 80 percent. "Each year with the current plant,? said Capt. Kenneth Branch, commanding officer of Naval Facilities and Engineering Washington (NAVFACWASH), ?we're moving 46 million pounds of coal mor ...

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