WEBVTT 00:00.009 --> 00:02.176 Ladies and gentlemen presenting now at 00:02.176 --> 00:04.509 the Warriors Corner , Miss Renee Mosher , 00:04.509 --> 00:06.453 Mr Brandon Cockrell and Mr Stephen 00:06.453 --> 00:08.065 Sullivan for the Army Energy 00:08.065 --> 00:11.500 Initiatives . Ok . Can you hear me ? 00:11.550 --> 00:14.899 Yes , I think I'm on . Wow , what a 00:14.909 --> 00:18.780 turnout . Welcome everybody . So 00:18.790 --> 00:21.620 what we want to talk about today is the 00:21.629 --> 00:25.610 army energy initiatives and how 00:25.620 --> 00:27.940 we can become more efficient and 00:27.950 --> 00:31.209 getting after resiliency . So before we 00:31.219 --> 00:34.130 get started , what about that ? A USA 00:34.139 --> 00:36.083 opening this morning ? Wasn't that 00:36.083 --> 00:40.080 fantastic ? Yeah , we won't talk about 00:40.090 --> 00:43.189 that , but no , uh you know , every 00:43.200 --> 00:46.159 time I sit in on uh the opening of a 00:46.169 --> 00:49.290 USA , it always brings tears to my eyes 00:49.759 --> 00:51.919 and uh this morning was no different 00:51.930 --> 00:53.909 and um it was just , that was 00:53.919 --> 00:57.529 absolutely fantastic . So anyway , to 00:57.540 --> 01:00.930 get started just real quick , uh 01:00.939 --> 01:03.080 we'll go , each one of us will 01:03.090 --> 01:05.034 introduce ourselves for your panel 01:05.034 --> 01:08.279 today . My name is Renee Mosier and I 01:08.290 --> 01:11.319 do work for uh headquarters , army 01:11.330 --> 01:14.110 Material Command . I am the deputy 01:14.120 --> 01:17.139 chief of staff uh G four within Army 01:17.150 --> 01:19.419 Material Command . So I just kind of 01:19.430 --> 01:21.652 like to go down and , and let everybody 01:21.652 --> 01:23.597 introduce themselves before we get 01:23.597 --> 01:25.708 started . Good afternoon . I'm Steven 01:25.708 --> 01:27.652 Sullivan , I'm the Chief Financial 01:27.652 --> 01:29.708 Officer and Director for resources , 01:29.708 --> 01:31.652 installations and Material for the 01:31.652 --> 01:33.541 Office of the Chief Armed Reserve 01:33.541 --> 01:35.541 working in the Pentagon and down at 01:35.541 --> 01:38.199 Fort Belvoir . And I'm Bre Cockrell . 01:38.250 --> 01:40.379 I'm the , I'm the Deputy Assistant 01:40.389 --> 01:43.059 Secretary of the Army for energy and 01:43.069 --> 01:45.809 sustainability . Uh And prior to this 01:45.819 --> 01:49.790 role of , to this is a challenge 01:49.940 --> 01:52.389 about two months ago , I left Fort 01:52.400 --> 01:54.511 Moore , the deputy garrison commander 01:54.511 --> 01:56.733 at Fort Moore before taking this role . 01:56.733 --> 01:58.956 Uh So there we go . All right , Renee . 01:59.489 --> 02:02.879 OK . So just to set the stage uh 02:02.889 --> 02:04.760 before we get into the actual 02:04.769 --> 02:06.769 presentation , we have a few slides 02:06.769 --> 02:09.440 that we're gonna go through overall . 02:09.449 --> 02:11.770 Uh our message is , you know , we heard 02:11.779 --> 02:14.112 a lot this morning about transformation . 02:14.139 --> 02:16.360 And so that's uh what we're , you're 02:16.369 --> 02:18.850 gonna hear us talk about here uh for 02:18.860 --> 02:21.600 the next 40 45 minutes . Uh We are 02:21.610 --> 02:23.332 gonna leave plenty of time for 02:23.332 --> 02:25.499 questions and answers . But as we have 02:25.499 --> 02:28.289 this discussion , you know , overall , 02:28.300 --> 02:30.411 you know , and we all know this , the 02:30.411 --> 02:33.610 army must continue to transform . And 02:33.619 --> 02:35.500 one of the things that we are uh 02:35.509 --> 02:38.369 working very closely with our industry 02:38.520 --> 02:40.669 and our local communities is how we 02:40.679 --> 02:44.380 partner to get after um you know , some 02:44.389 --> 02:48.130 of the energy initiatives that are 02:48.139 --> 02:51.330 out there . And we all know that the 02:51.339 --> 02:54.529 army is facing shrinking resources and 02:54.539 --> 02:58.149 not only from a funding but people 02:58.160 --> 03:00.509 perspective , but we also from a 03:00.520 --> 03:02.929 technology perspective , we need to 03:02.940 --> 03:06.639 partner with our industry and uh get 03:06.649 --> 03:08.789 after some of the technological 03:08.800 --> 03:11.320 advances that , that they can bring to 03:11.330 --> 03:14.039 the table . So having said that I'm 03:14.050 --> 03:15.994 gonna turn this over to Mr Brandon 03:15.994 --> 03:18.479 Cockerell and he's gonna kick us off 03:18.490 --> 03:20.434 and uh , we'll get into the actual 03:20.434 --> 03:22.768 presentation . All right , thanks Renee . 03:23.619 --> 03:25.786 All right , let's hit the next slide . 03:25.786 --> 03:28.179 And again , this is , you know , it , 03:28.190 --> 03:30.246 it's amazing walking through and you 03:30.246 --> 03:32.369 see all the new technologies that are 03:32.380 --> 03:34.547 here in , in any of these , you know , 03:34.547 --> 03:36.769 any of the big five ballrooms . And the 03:36.769 --> 03:38.880 number of times that I've seen people 03:38.880 --> 03:41.550 taking photos taking selfies . Um I 03:41.559 --> 03:43.839 mean , even walk by earlier and to show 03:43.850 --> 03:45.961 you kind of the state of where we are 03:45.961 --> 03:48.128 today is I heard the statement uh that 03:48.128 --> 03:52.000 said , oh , that's a robotic dog . Ok , 03:52.449 --> 03:54.300 five years ago , how many of the 03:54.309 --> 03:56.460 technologies that we see today were 03:56.470 --> 03:59.460 dreams ? And now today we're on the 03:59.470 --> 04:02.100 verge of fielding , you know , those 04:02.110 --> 04:03.999 the robotic dogs they're actually 04:03.999 --> 04:06.054 fielding . So across the board , the 04:06.054 --> 04:08.110 increase in technology over just the 04:08.110 --> 04:10.332 past five years has been astronomical , 04:11.229 --> 04:13.399 but with increasing technology comes 04:13.410 --> 04:16.500 increased risk and that increased risk 04:16.510 --> 04:20.450 brings increased challenges . So about 04:20.459 --> 04:23.760 five years ago , there was a statement 04:23.769 --> 04:26.649 made in the 2018 National Defense 04:26.660 --> 04:29.559 Strategy that said installations are no 04:29.570 --> 04:32.730 longer a sanctuary . That's paradigm 04:32.739 --> 04:36.609 shift . Because up until that air land 04:36.619 --> 04:38.679 and sea , the three domains 04:38.690 --> 04:41.600 installations were clear when we're 04:41.609 --> 04:43.510 factoring in cyber and space 04:43.519 --> 04:46.059 installations are now in play . 04:47.279 --> 04:50.209 And that particular statement by itself 04:50.570 --> 04:52.809 developed , the army embraced it and 04:52.820 --> 04:55.179 the army developed what was known as 04:55.190 --> 04:58.790 the army installation strategy , the 04:58.799 --> 05:00.855 army installation strategy , you see 05:00.855 --> 05:02.855 the inst state , let me read this . 05:02.855 --> 05:04.966 It's a modern resilient , sustainable 05:04.966 --> 05:07.190 installations , enhancing strategic 05:07.200 --> 05:10.619 readiness in a contested multi domain 05:10.630 --> 05:12.686 battle space while providing quality 05:12.686 --> 05:14.574 services and support for soldiers 05:14.574 --> 05:16.797 families and civilians . When you break 05:16.797 --> 05:19.700 that statement up , it's the ability to 05:19.709 --> 05:23.450 provide resilient but 05:23.459 --> 05:25.626 enabling installations . And there's a 05:25.626 --> 05:29.130 keyword in there called while while 05:29.140 --> 05:31.260 providing installations for the 05:31.269 --> 05:33.619 soldiers and families that call 05:33.630 --> 05:37.170 installations home and taking those two 05:37.179 --> 05:39.290 and piecing them together is what the 05:39.290 --> 05:41.512 army installation strategy really began 05:41.512 --> 05:43.750 targeting . You see the four lines of 05:43.760 --> 05:45.829 effort taking care of people , 05:45.839 --> 05:47.950 strengthening readiness , modernizing 05:47.950 --> 05:50.117 and promoting stewardship . Now before 05:50.117 --> 05:52.339 we keep talking , I've got a question . 05:52.339 --> 05:54.395 Show of hands , how many people this 05:54.395 --> 05:56.506 morning when they woke up ? They went 05:56.506 --> 05:58.617 to the light switched , touched their 05:58.617 --> 06:00.895 hand on the light switch and said , oh , 06:00.895 --> 06:03.117 please let this turn on today anybody . 06:03.920 --> 06:06.380 Ok , good . Because if that's the case , 06:06.390 --> 06:08.910 you may wanna change hotels , you know , 06:08.920 --> 06:11.142 you may want to ask for a refund or you 06:11.142 --> 06:13.198 know , call your apartment manager , 06:13.198 --> 06:15.730 you know , but see what happens is 06:15.779 --> 06:17.890 electricity and power is no longer an 06:17.890 --> 06:19.946 afterthought . It's an expectation . 06:21.140 --> 06:23.920 And that being the case , energy 06:23.929 --> 06:26.260 resilience is embedded throughout all 06:26.269 --> 06:29.420 four of these lines of effort . And 06:29.429 --> 06:31.651 that's why a personal belief of mine is 06:31.651 --> 06:33.869 that every installation must be an 06:33.880 --> 06:36.329 island and not only be an island but 06:36.339 --> 06:38.506 actually have the capability if needed 06:38.506 --> 06:41.279 in certain confines to be able to 06:41.290 --> 06:43.730 export power . But as a cornerstone , 06:43.739 --> 06:45.906 every installation must be an island . 06:45.959 --> 06:48.015 And over these past five years , the 06:48.015 --> 06:50.670 army has really pushed hard in making 06:50.679 --> 06:54.540 this happen . We continue to find ways 06:54.549 --> 06:56.559 to distribute power generation to 06:56.570 --> 06:58.681 install micro grids on installation , 06:58.681 --> 07:01.630 to have uh installations to be able to 07:01.640 --> 07:04.140 operate when grid power is cut . If 07:04.149 --> 07:06.316 you've ever been involved with a Black 07:06.316 --> 07:08.640 Start exercise , we're testing this one 07:08.649 --> 07:11.109 installation this spring tested it at 07:11.119 --> 07:13.230 the end of the Black Start exercise . 07:13.230 --> 07:16.700 We realized that a continental Us 07:16.890 --> 07:18.880 redeployment occurred at the power 07:18.890 --> 07:20.946 projection point while it was in the 07:20.946 --> 07:22.779 middle of a black start exercise 07:22.779 --> 07:24.890 unbeknownst to the leadership . So it 07:24.890 --> 07:26.779 completely worked on backup power 07:26.779 --> 07:29.079 exactly as planned . So we're testing 07:29.089 --> 07:31.145 these new technologies we're pushing 07:31.145 --> 07:33.422 and we're pressing this . Uh and again , 07:33.422 --> 07:35.478 like I said , coming from Fort Moore 07:35.478 --> 07:37.700 just a little over two months ago . The 07:37.700 --> 07:39.589 next slide I wanna talk about one 07:39.589 --> 07:41.700 particular just to show you the scope 07:41.700 --> 07:43.811 of these technologies . This is we're 07:43.811 --> 07:45.867 in the middle of a feasibility study 07:45.867 --> 07:48.033 and the numbers are looking good of an 07:48.033 --> 07:50.145 an anaerobic digester . So what we're 07:50.145 --> 07:53.779 doing is taking the amount of waste 07:53.790 --> 07:56.012 that comes out of the dining facilities 07:56.012 --> 07:58.123 and the food waste , putting it in an 07:58.123 --> 08:00.068 anaerobic digester and pulling out 08:00.068 --> 08:02.820 biogas out the other side , this biogas 08:02.829 --> 08:05.299 then captures and we're able to take 08:05.309 --> 08:07.531 and blend it on our side of the meter . 08:08.200 --> 08:10.869 And then we take this and it is can be 08:10.880 --> 08:12.936 used through different generators to 08:12.936 --> 08:15.880 create power to offset any type of grid 08:15.890 --> 08:18.170 outage . So these are the type 08:18.179 --> 08:20.290 technologies that we're continuing to 08:20.290 --> 08:23.700 press . OK . Next slide . So 08:24.369 --> 08:26.202 one of the key things that we've 08:26.202 --> 08:29.399 learned with the army is we speak army 08:29.410 --> 08:31.521 and we speak installations . But with 08:31.521 --> 08:33.979 the privatization of utilities , a lot 08:33.989 --> 08:36.211 of times , we don't speak utilities and 08:36.211 --> 08:38.469 we don't speak privatized investors . 08:39.099 --> 08:42.859 So 10 years and a few days ago , the 08:42.869 --> 08:44.813 army stood up in office called the 08:44.813 --> 08:47.580 Office of Energy Initiatives . And this 08:47.590 --> 08:51.059 office's primary goal is to take and 08:51.070 --> 08:53.309 speak all three languages . When 08:53.320 --> 08:54.987 there's an installation where 08:54.987 --> 08:57.419 resilience is needed , resilience is 08:57.429 --> 08:59.485 required . Then the senior commander 08:59.485 --> 09:01.710 can make the determination of taking 09:02.119 --> 09:05.729 land that is under utilized and 09:05.739 --> 09:07.989 rotate that land to be able to generate 09:08.409 --> 09:10.353 new technologies that can generate 09:10.353 --> 09:12.659 power or can have a micro grid that can 09:12.669 --> 09:14.947 distribute that power across locations . 09:15.650 --> 09:17.739 So over the past decade , oe I has 09:17.750 --> 09:21.729 worked 31 different projects across the 09:21.739 --> 09:24.969 spectrum and there's installations now 09:25.119 --> 09:27.286 that are on the verge , they can power 09:27.286 --> 09:29.508 portions of their installation with the 09:29.508 --> 09:32.109 grid being completely off just 09:32.119 --> 09:34.299 financially . Uh What that office has 09:34.309 --> 09:36.365 been able to do is there's been over 09:36.365 --> 09:39.349 $630 million of privatized funds that 09:39.359 --> 09:41.470 have been poured into installations , 09:41.470 --> 09:43.900 utility infrastructure and at the same 09:43.909 --> 09:47.239 time , that saved over $400 million of 09:47.250 --> 09:49.969 operational cost to us . So that's , 09:50.119 --> 09:52.063 you know , a little over a billion 09:52.063 --> 09:54.119 dollar cost offset just in this past 09:54.119 --> 09:56.286 decade . And one particular one I want 09:56.286 --> 09:59.260 to highlight is the Los Alamitos . So 09:59.270 --> 10:02.460 11 months ago , the switch turned on at 10:02.469 --> 10:05.390 Los Alamitos . So between the solar 10:05.400 --> 10:07.622 array , the battery backups , the other 10:07.622 --> 10:10.289 power generation capabilities , Los 10:10.299 --> 10:13.570 Alamitos can sustain 100% off the grid 10:13.580 --> 10:16.859 full power for 14 days and then being 10:16.869 --> 10:19.159 able to modulate that power and direct 10:19.169 --> 10:21.225 it , then there's ways that they can 10:21.225 --> 10:23.336 actually stay completely off the grid 10:23.336 --> 10:25.580 longer than that . So this is a success 10:25.590 --> 10:28.929 driving forward . So in the army as we 10:28.940 --> 10:31.107 take and as we continue to push and we 10:31.107 --> 10:33.273 continue to press and continue to find 10:33.273 --> 10:35.273 these , these new technologies with 10:35.273 --> 10:37.384 partnerships , you know , it's , it's 10:37.384 --> 10:39.329 an exciting time and I think we're 10:39.329 --> 10:41.329 gonna continue to develop these and 10:41.329 --> 10:43.440 continue to increase readiness across 10:43.440 --> 10:45.607 the board . So , you know , one day we 10:45.607 --> 10:45.299 hopefully we never have to worry about 10:45.309 --> 10:47.599 if that light switch , you know , or if 10:47.609 --> 10:49.609 that power projection platform will 10:49.609 --> 10:51.887 operate or not , if the grid goes down . 10:51.887 --> 10:53.776 Uh So that's a big focus as we're 10:53.776 --> 10:55.942 continuing to go . And what I wanna do 10:55.942 --> 10:58.053 now is turn it over to Steve and some 10:58.053 --> 11:00.220 really , really amazing things that he 11:00.220 --> 11:02.553 and his team have been able to do Steve . 11:02.553 --> 11:04.720 Thank you . So , I'd like to highlight 11:04.720 --> 11:06.553 a couple of things that the Army 11:06.553 --> 11:08.442 Reserve is doing to be innovative 11:08.442 --> 11:10.609 across the Department of Defense . The 11:10.609 --> 11:12.720 first one is electric vehicle support 11:12.720 --> 11:15.320 equipment or EVSE so charging our 11:15.330 --> 11:18.229 electric vehicles . So executive order 11:18.690 --> 11:21.469 4057 came out and said we need to 11:21.479 --> 11:23.950 transition our non tactical light duty 11:23.960 --> 11:27.190 fleet to electric vehicles by fiscal 11:27.200 --> 11:29.630 year 27 . And of course , you know , a 11:29.640 --> 11:31.807 lot of people leaned forward on that , 11:31.807 --> 11:33.696 particularly the General Services 11:33.696 --> 11:36.210 Administration and leases for vehicles 11:36.219 --> 11:38.880 started to come due and they would take 11:38.890 --> 11:41.057 your gas powered vehicle and they give 11:41.057 --> 11:43.279 you an electric vehicle . The challenge 11:43.279 --> 11:46.460 is it wasn't until fiscal year 24 that 11:46.469 --> 11:48.969 we actually had dedicated funding to 11:48.979 --> 11:51.815 put the infrastructure in . So we were 11:51.825 --> 11:53.881 receiving these vehicles , we didn't 11:53.881 --> 11:56.244 really have an effective way to charge 11:56.255 --> 11:58.674 them at the level you needed to , for 11:58.684 --> 12:00.462 them to actually utilize by the 12:00.462 --> 12:02.784 commands . And so approximately two 12:02.794 --> 12:06.195 years ago , we have gone from concept 12:06.205 --> 12:08.965 to full production , working with a lot 12:08.974 --> 12:11.030 of partners , a lot of hard work , a 12:11.030 --> 12:13.510 lot of innovation . So we went from 12:13.520 --> 12:15.909 concept to vendor selection to a 12:15.919 --> 12:18.349 successful pilot and now to full 12:18.359 --> 12:20.780 production here at the end of this year , 12:20.789 --> 12:24.739 24 to 25 . And so our key partner 12:24.750 --> 12:27.260 was the defense Innovation unit located 12:27.270 --> 12:29.409 in mountain view , California , which 12:29.419 --> 12:31.586 happens to be pretty convenient for us 12:31.586 --> 12:34.280 because they are a tenant in our 63rd 12:34.289 --> 12:36.233 Readiness division headquarters in 12:36.233 --> 12:38.440 Mountain view . And so we partnered 12:38.450 --> 12:41.520 with the 63rd , the Diu uh also have 12:41.530 --> 12:43.474 worked closely with the California 12:43.474 --> 12:45.859 Energy Commission . Uh Our industry 12:45.869 --> 12:47.869 industry partner tech flow that we 12:47.880 --> 12:49.491 identified through the other 12:49.491 --> 12:51.900 transaction authority selection process . 12:52.130 --> 12:54.130 Uh Army contracting command , New 12:54.140 --> 12:56.719 Jersey , who's uh who's done our ot a 12:56.729 --> 12:59.200 production contract . And then we're 12:59.210 --> 13:01.099 working with the US Army Corps of 13:01.099 --> 13:03.809 Engineers to do master planning on how 13:03.820 --> 13:05.876 we'll take the resources we have and 13:05.876 --> 13:07.931 where we should put that ev charging 13:07.931 --> 13:10.130 infrastructure to best utilize , you 13:10.140 --> 13:12.080 know , where we have not only 13:12.090 --> 13:14.312 government vehicles but privately owned 13:14.312 --> 13:17.010 vehicle population . So at the end of 13:17.020 --> 13:20.119 fiscal year 24 we were able to put $10 13:20.130 --> 13:22.479 million against that OTA production 13:22.489 --> 13:24.890 contract to start building out beyond 13:24.900 --> 13:28.400 our pilot . And then we have up to $100 13:28.409 --> 13:30.679 million of capacity in that contract 13:30.690 --> 13:32.969 over the next five years to continue to 13:32.979 --> 13:35.340 build out . The challenge for the Army 13:35.349 --> 13:37.659 Reserve is that we are not an 13:37.669 --> 13:39.659 installation based force . We are 13:39.669 --> 13:42.505 geographically across the United States . 13:42.715 --> 13:45.924 So I'd say probably only 20% of our 13:45.934 --> 13:48.784 facilities are on an installation with 13:48.794 --> 13:51.025 80% either on someone else's 13:51.034 --> 13:54.275 installation or separated out in local 13:54.284 --> 13:56.534 communities across the country . So as 13:56.544 --> 13:58.711 we look at our master planning , we're 13:58.711 --> 14:00.877 trying to figure out where is the best 14:00.877 --> 14:02.766 place for us to mask our charging 14:02.766 --> 14:04.766 infrastructure to match up with the 14:04.766 --> 14:06.822 vehicles that we're rolling out . So 14:06.822 --> 14:09.479 for our pilot , we selected two primary 14:09.489 --> 14:12.489 locations both in California at 14:12.500 --> 14:14.539 Mountain view at the 63rd readiness 14:14.549 --> 14:16.549 headquarters and also at the Parks 14:16.559 --> 14:19.369 Reserve Forces training area across the 14:19.380 --> 14:22.059 bay . Now , there are some advantages 14:22.070 --> 14:26.010 to this is that there's a high adoption 14:26.020 --> 14:28.242 of electric vehicle use in the state of 14:28.242 --> 14:30.409 California . Again , we are partnering 14:30.409 --> 14:32.690 with DI that was at that location and 14:32.700 --> 14:34.922 we've also had close collaboration with 14:34.922 --> 14:37.210 the California Energy Commission and 14:37.219 --> 14:40.729 the US Navy that was also operating EV 14:40.750 --> 14:42.861 charging , roll out , working with DU 14:42.861 --> 14:45.059 as well . So we found things that 14:45.070 --> 14:47.292 worked . We partnered with the Navy and 14:48.400 --> 14:51.479 so we initially started with 15 level 14:51.489 --> 14:53.630 two and four level three chargers at 14:53.640 --> 14:56.440 those installations . And the 14:56.450 --> 14:58.561 interesting thing that we're doing is 14:58.561 --> 15:00.617 they both charge government vehicles 15:00.617 --> 15:02.783 and privately owned vehicles . And the 15:02.783 --> 15:05.200 model is set up such that the actual 15:05.210 --> 15:08.309 chargers are set up as tenants on the 15:08.320 --> 15:10.630 installation . So just like you might 15:10.640 --> 15:13.330 have an a fees or some other food 15:13.710 --> 15:16.330 entity on post , that's a tenant that's 15:16.340 --> 15:19.900 utilizing utilities from the garrison . 15:20.099 --> 15:22.650 The actual charger is set up using tech 15:22.659 --> 15:25.719 flow as the vendor . So we project out 15:25.729 --> 15:28.359 what we think the utility charges are 15:28.369 --> 15:30.480 going to be for the next quarter . We 15:30.480 --> 15:33.489 pre fund that and then as the usage it 15:33.500 --> 15:35.500 goes throughout the quarter , we go 15:35.500 --> 15:37.778 back and we true that up every quarter . 15:37.859 --> 15:40.090 So the privately owned vehicles that 15:40.099 --> 15:43.159 are able to charge on our chargers . 15:43.280 --> 15:47.090 They , they pay a certain percentage . 15:47.099 --> 15:49.099 They have a third party vendor that 15:49.099 --> 15:51.549 takes their credit card information not 15:51.559 --> 15:53.559 seen by the Army Reserve or by tech 15:53.559 --> 15:57.000 flow . And they then pay a higher rate . 15:57.200 --> 15:59.311 That rate is actually lower than they 15:59.311 --> 16:02.030 can pay to charge their POV off post . 16:02.299 --> 16:04.789 And then that charge covers the 16:04.799 --> 16:06.966 operation and maintenance . The actual 16:06.966 --> 16:08.966 utility costs , the fees , the tech 16:08.966 --> 16:10.966 flow and the interesting thing , it 16:10.966 --> 16:13.320 then goes into an escrow account for 16:13.330 --> 16:16.380 sustainment . And so I'm sure many have 16:16.390 --> 16:18.630 maybe gotten some type of ev charging 16:18.640 --> 16:20.862 infrastructure . In the past . It was a 16:20.862 --> 16:23.780 proprietary system . It broke , there 16:23.789 --> 16:25.789 was no way to fix it , there was no 16:25.789 --> 16:28.122 funding to fix it and it just sat there . 16:28.122 --> 16:30.178 So this model will allow us to build 16:30.178 --> 16:32.345 that escrow account so we can maintain 16:32.345 --> 16:34.760 those systems over time . And so this 16:34.770 --> 16:36.603 has been a great success . Uh We 16:36.603 --> 16:38.103 recently briefed the chief 16:38.103 --> 16:40.270 sustainability officer for the Federal 16:40.270 --> 16:42.437 Government at the White House . And so 16:42.437 --> 16:44.437 we're sharing these lessons learned 16:44.437 --> 16:46.548 across the dod and also the executive 16:46.548 --> 16:50.460 branch . Next slide . Um The 16:50.469 --> 16:52.636 second thing I wanted to highlight was 16:52.636 --> 16:54.802 resiliency at Fort Hunter Liggett . Uh 16:54.802 --> 16:56.969 You know , the bottom line up front is 16:56.969 --> 16:59.150 that uh we recently commissioned a 16:59.159 --> 17:02.260 micro grid and uh solar array with 17:02.270 --> 17:04.660 battery storage that's gonna allow Fort 17:04.670 --> 17:07.859 Hunter Liggett to achieve 90% net zero . 17:08.449 --> 17:11.400 This has been really a 20 year plan to 17:11.410 --> 17:13.670 get to full net zero , which we expect 17:13.680 --> 17:17.310 to achieve by 2030 . Most of that 17:17.339 --> 17:20.109 was that recent project was a $24 17:20.119 --> 17:22.810 million a project that we coordinate 17:22.819 --> 17:26.349 through OS D that provides 3.75 17:26.359 --> 17:29.589 megawatts of solar and up to five 17:29.599 --> 17:32.530 megawatts of battery storage . So we've 17:32.540 --> 17:35.670 been making sure that we first off in 17:35.680 --> 17:37.902 the early stages . How do we get to net 17:37.902 --> 17:39.680 zero ? Well , let's become more 17:39.680 --> 17:41.402 efficient . How do we make our 17:41.402 --> 17:43.458 buildings use less energy ? So we've 17:43.458 --> 17:45.969 done metering EBS C higher efficiency 17:45.979 --> 17:49.099 HVAC systems , for example , to lower 17:49.109 --> 17:51.729 our usage . And then we have multiple 17:51.859 --> 17:54.689 solar arrays that we intend to connect 17:54.699 --> 17:57.410 to this new project and get to net zero 17:57.420 --> 18:00.849 by 2030 . And so I want to save time 18:00.859 --> 18:03.081 for questions . So I'll pass it over to 18:03.081 --> 18:05.081 Renee to go through some additional 18:05.081 --> 18:08.030 info . Ok , to wrap this up . Can we go 18:08.040 --> 18:11.959 to the next slide , please ? Ok . 18:11.969 --> 18:14.250 Ok . So my slides not there , but 18:14.260 --> 18:17.250 that's ok . So just to summarize what 18:18.099 --> 18:21.420 the panel here is talking about um in 18:21.430 --> 18:24.310 Compo one . So for the EV charging 18:24.319 --> 18:27.439 stations exactly as uh Robert kind of 18:27.449 --> 18:31.099 described we from the compo one army 18:31.109 --> 18:33.579 perspective experienced many of the 18:33.589 --> 18:36.390 same challenges that has been uh 18:36.400 --> 18:40.020 described here as a result of 18:40.030 --> 18:42.050 this . Uh We are partnering very 18:42.060 --> 18:44.829 closely with uh a 18:44.839 --> 18:47.939 saine in regards to getting after an 18:47.949 --> 18:51.300 overall uh strategy uh 18:52.109 --> 18:55.040 for EV and how we are going to move 18:55.050 --> 18:56.994 forward in the future because some 18:56.994 --> 18:59.270 funds are coming available . And so we 18:59.280 --> 19:01.224 want to make sure we put the right 19:01.224 --> 19:03.439 capability out . So uh we are 19:03.449 --> 19:05.430 partnering very closely with the 19:05.439 --> 19:07.661 headquarters D A staff to get after the 19:07.661 --> 19:10.280 overall ev strategy as we go forward . 19:10.709 --> 19:13.750 Um The other effort that I wanted to 19:13.760 --> 19:16.969 touch on briefly is expanding the third 19:16.979 --> 19:20.310 party uh finance financing 19:20.319 --> 19:22.430 efforts . Uh This is a critical piece 19:22.430 --> 19:24.869 of our strategy as we continue to grow 19:24.920 --> 19:27.439 capability . And , and again , as I 19:27.449 --> 19:29.227 started at the very beginning , 19:29.227 --> 19:31.338 partnering with industry for our best 19:31.338 --> 19:35.180 practices . Um The other area that 19:35.189 --> 19:38.420 we are pivoting to is artificial 19:38.430 --> 19:41.630 intelligence as we expand 19:41.640 --> 19:44.119 capability and artificial intelligence . 19:44.130 --> 19:46.599 Again , partnering with industry 19:46.670 --> 19:49.829 learning new new technology and 19:49.839 --> 19:51.728 bringing that into our day to day 19:51.728 --> 19:54.719 operation landscape is critical to the 19:54.729 --> 19:56.810 success as we continue to , to move 19:56.819 --> 19:59.040 forward with these initiatives . So 19:59.050 --> 20:02.160 what I'd like to do is stop there and 20:02.170 --> 20:05.140 open it up . I wanna leave about 1520 20:05.150 --> 20:07.039 minutes for questions , hands are 20:07.039 --> 20:10.280 already going up and so let's go ahead 20:10.290 --> 20:12.640 and move to the questions , sir . I 20:12.650 --> 20:14.540 think your hand was up first . 20:18.040 --> 20:19.530 Just OK . 20:22.619 --> 20:24.939 Hello . Oh , my name is Justin Berman . 20:24.949 --> 20:27.116 I'm with the Army Corps of Engineers , 20:27.116 --> 20:29.449 uh engineer , research and construction , 20:29.449 --> 20:31.616 uh Research and Development center . A 20:31.616 --> 20:33.505 question that I have . Uh this is 20:33.505 --> 20:36.069 excellent the landscape for trying to 20:36.079 --> 20:38.301 make us more resilient in our strategic 20:38.301 --> 20:40.135 support areas . It's very , very 20:40.135 --> 20:43.339 important . A lot of what I saw in the 20:43.349 --> 20:46.390 electric vehicles seems to be towards 20:46.619 --> 20:48.452 the government owned , which I'm 20:48.452 --> 20:51.469 assuming is the non tactical fleet and 20:51.479 --> 20:53.701 the private home . I'm wondering if you 20:53.701 --> 20:55.923 can paint a little bit of the image for 20:55.923 --> 20:57.701 as the army begins to develop a 20:57.701 --> 20:59.701 tactical fleet that will need to be 20:59.701 --> 21:01.812 charged as well . How do you see that 21:01.812 --> 21:03.979 fitting within the framework of this ? 21:04.050 --> 21:06.217 And what should we be thinking about ? 21:07.829 --> 21:10.162 You want to hear that from I ? And yeah , 21:10.162 --> 21:12.385 so the key thing is what we're doing is 21:12.385 --> 21:16.209 we're trying to keep up with technology 21:17.010 --> 21:19.232 and when you go through and you look at 21:19.232 --> 21:21.288 some of the technology that's here , 21:21.288 --> 21:23.454 that becomes a challenge . So now that 21:23.454 --> 21:23.229 comes into the agility aspect of it , 21:23.839 --> 21:25.839 um we're already experimenting with 21:25.839 --> 21:27.950 some things like the hybridization of 21:27.950 --> 21:30.117 vehicles . Uh and the hybridization of 21:30.117 --> 21:32.450 vehicles is they continue to get tested , 21:32.450 --> 21:34.739 is increasing the lethality uh of a 21:34.750 --> 21:36.583 particular vehicle . It's , it's 21:36.583 --> 21:38.528 amazing to see some of the studies 21:38.528 --> 21:40.639 coming out of it . I think the things 21:40.639 --> 21:42.861 we have to look for is we can't look at 21:42.861 --> 21:46.180 today because , you know , anytime in 21:46.189 --> 21:48.411 the army , we can do anything , it just 21:48.411 --> 21:50.869 may take a little time , particularly 21:50.880 --> 21:53.047 when it deals with facilities and with 21:53.047 --> 21:55.269 infrastructure and cost associated with 21:55.269 --> 21:57.602 it . So as we're looking at what's next , 21:57.602 --> 21:59.780 the dotel PFP process , making sure 21:59.790 --> 22:01.679 that the facility portion of that 22:01.679 --> 22:04.180 process is completely evaluated that 22:04.189 --> 22:06.356 we're making good decisions that we're 22:06.356 --> 22:08.770 including all stakeholders uh that we 22:08.780 --> 22:11.290 are building things that are expandable 22:11.300 --> 22:13.209 later . Uh as well as these new 22:13.219 --> 22:17.170 technologies hit if I could add to 22:17.180 --> 22:19.800 that . So we have gathered uh quite a 22:19.810 --> 22:22.709 few lessons learned at our O I organic 22:22.719 --> 22:25.160 industrial based locations . Uh The 22:25.170 --> 22:28.819 capability that was put forward uh 22:28.829 --> 22:32.040 was uh for the most part solar 22:32.469 --> 22:35.810 and so not powerful enough to do a lot 22:35.819 --> 22:38.041 of the charging that we needed for some 22:38.041 --> 22:40.500 of the larger vehicles that they run uh 22:40.510 --> 22:43.030 at each of the installations . So all 22:43.040 --> 22:45.650 of that is being gathered . And as we 22:45.660 --> 22:47.900 go forward , just as Brandon said , 22:47.910 --> 22:49.966 using technical , you know , all the 22:49.966 --> 22:51.966 technology that's out there to help 22:51.966 --> 22:54.920 improve uh getting after this critical 22:54.930 --> 22:58.050 element as we move forward . All right , 22:58.060 --> 23:01.020 we've got question , I 23:02.969 --> 23:04.849 go ahead . Good tw A , it was a 23:04.859 --> 23:07.137 director of army programs . Em Maresco , 23:07.137 --> 23:09.192 you highlighted a couple of projects 23:09.192 --> 23:11.359 for us , Alamitos , Ford Hunter Lake . 23:11.359 --> 23:11.060 We've had the opportunity to meet with 23:11.069 --> 23:14.500 Miss Moser . Um And uh to talk about 23:14.510 --> 23:16.343 getting after the organizational 23:16.343 --> 23:18.869 industrial base , um you know , energy 23:18.880 --> 23:21.047 and sustainability resiliency . I know 23:21.047 --> 23:23.380 there was some meetings that you had to , 23:23.380 --> 23:25.491 to talk about maybe doing third party 23:25.491 --> 23:27.658 financing to help them get after the , 23:27.658 --> 23:29.769 uh you know , a project energy saving 23:29.769 --> 23:31.936 performance contract . Possibly you uh 23:31.936 --> 23:34.047 you uh or Uuese , could you tell us a 23:34.047 --> 23:36.102 little bit about where that is now ? 23:36.102 --> 23:37.713 Since , since you've had the 23:37.713 --> 23:39.658 opportunity to meet and talk about 23:39.658 --> 23:41.769 opening up the opportunity to do goos 23:41.769 --> 23:43.713 government own contractor operated 23:43.713 --> 23:45.491 sites using third party finance 23:45.491 --> 23:49.469 projects . So all I can say 23:49.479 --> 23:52.540 at this stage is uh everything you said . 23:52.550 --> 23:55.349 The third party financing Ues CS even 23:55.520 --> 23:57.576 et projects are being looked at very 23:57.576 --> 24:00.119 closely . Uh We are looking at every 24:00.130 --> 24:02.074 opportunity available out there to 24:02.074 --> 24:04.560 advance at each of our oib locations 24:04.790 --> 24:07.430 and to use opportunities and to use 24:07.439 --> 24:10.000 other resources to get at to improve 24:10.010 --> 24:12.839 micro grid . It's a big one that we are 24:12.849 --> 24:14.849 looking at through the UESE and and 24:14.849 --> 24:17.800 partnerships . Um I can't talk specific 24:17.810 --> 24:20.359 details in regards to where we are with 24:20.369 --> 24:23.839 some actions , but it is we are 24:23.849 --> 24:26.199 exploring every opportunity that we can . 24:28.910 --> 24:32.770 Good . Thank you . Um As regards to ev 24:32.780 --> 24:34.947 charging availability in 22 we saw the 24:34.947 --> 24:36.947 A S A memo that allowed families to 24:36.947 --> 24:39.002 type one charge out of their , their 24:39.002 --> 24:38.979 homes without differentiating 24:38.989 --> 24:41.211 electricity . Since then , there's been 24:41.211 --> 24:43.322 a lot of partnerships with privatized 24:43.322 --> 24:43.140 housing that have increased the number 24:43.150 --> 24:45.428 of type two charging in family housing , 24:45.428 --> 24:48.760 which is phenomenal as EVs become um 24:48.770 --> 24:50.826 more affordable , more available and 24:50.826 --> 24:52.770 the fleet , the non tactical fleet 24:52.770 --> 24:55.209 turns over to um ev charging . Um I'm 24:55.219 --> 24:57.330 wondering if there is a specific road 24:57.330 --> 24:59.275 map that increases availability to 24:59.275 --> 25:01.441 unaccompanied housing . A lot of these 25:01.441 --> 25:03.219 buildings , you know , it's not 25:03.219 --> 25:05.163 feasible to have soldiers type one 25:05.163 --> 25:07.219 charging off of extension cords . We 25:07.219 --> 25:07.219 also know that A lot of that 25:07.229 --> 25:09.569 infrastructure is older and can't 25:09.579 --> 25:11.949 support that type of electrical . Um 25:12.069 --> 25:14.260 you know , that increased demand . So 25:14.270 --> 25:16.103 I'm just wondering if there is a 25:16.103 --> 25:18.214 specific plan to target unaccompanied 25:18.214 --> 25:20.214 housing or if that's something that 25:20.214 --> 25:21.881 will have to come with larger 25:21.881 --> 25:24.048 infrastructure plans like the SEC army 25:24.048 --> 25:26.270 has talked about . Thank you . Yes . So 25:26.270 --> 25:28.437 that one is going to it , it's kind of 25:28.437 --> 25:30.437 a hybrid hybridization because each 25:30.437 --> 25:32.548 installations are beginning to tackle 25:32.548 --> 25:35.260 this . Um The type one charging , uh 25:35.270 --> 25:37.381 I'll put my deputy gear and commander 25:37.381 --> 25:39.979 hat on . So the type one charging , uh 25:39.989 --> 25:43.170 the concerns that we began having was 25:43.199 --> 25:45.421 we found extension cords running out of 25:45.421 --> 25:47.989 windows which now that stops the 25:48.000 --> 25:49.944 building envelope , which brings a 25:49.944 --> 25:51.944 whole another set of com you know , 25:51.944 --> 25:55.680 conversations in the mix . So creating , 25:56.020 --> 25:59.040 you know , depending on some new 25:59.390 --> 26:01.446 partnerships that we're working , we 26:01.446 --> 26:03.920 kicked off a , a task force two weeks 26:03.930 --> 26:06.890 ago to look at trying to duplicate some 26:06.900 --> 26:09.122 of the things that some other people up 26:09.122 --> 26:12.040 here have done um to access privatized 26:12.050 --> 26:14.439 dollars to be able to do this type 26:14.449 --> 26:16.680 charging . Uh And we all know that it 26:16.689 --> 26:18.689 realistically , you're looking at a 26:18.689 --> 26:20.967 type two chargers across the footprint . 26:20.967 --> 26:23.430 Um Us leaning forward and putting them 26:23.439 --> 26:25.772 across all of our footprint immediately . 26:25.772 --> 26:28.099 That's gonna have to be a staged aspect 26:28.109 --> 26:30.165 and we're pulling lessons learned on 26:30.165 --> 26:32.680 this opt to see where is it best to 26:32.689 --> 26:35.022 locate chargers ? Is it best to cluster ? 26:35.022 --> 26:37.078 Is it best to spread them in certain 26:37.078 --> 26:39.022 locations . So it's something that 26:39.022 --> 26:41.300 we've not just said , uh you know , we , 26:41.300 --> 26:43.189 we'll just forget about it . It's 26:43.189 --> 26:45.189 something that we are really hybrid 26:45.189 --> 26:47.411 looking at uh as we're moving forward , 26:47.411 --> 26:50.020 hit that one . I'd also add that the 26:50.030 --> 26:52.030 army's policy guidance is that the 26:52.040 --> 26:55.050 chargers are available to GOV and POV . 26:55.430 --> 26:57.541 And so as we're developing our master 26:57.541 --> 26:59.374 plan , we want to make sure that 26:59.374 --> 27:01.263 they're put in locations that are 27:01.263 --> 27:03.152 accessible and convenient for our 27:03.152 --> 27:05.097 government vehicles , but also for 27:05.097 --> 27:06.930 private owners to charge as well 27:06.930 --> 27:09.208 because that is part of our model that , 27:09.208 --> 27:11.486 that generates the sustainment account . 27:14.640 --> 27:17.530 Yes , sir . Hi , ma'am uh Dan o'rourke 27:17.540 --> 27:19.839 from the Army War College . So a lot of 27:19.849 --> 27:22.016 great initiatives , uh they seem to be 27:22.016 --> 27:24.670 mostly solar based uh which is fairly 27:24.680 --> 27:27.650 low density power generation . Um 27:28.449 --> 27:31.550 Just wondering if we're looking at um 27:31.599 --> 27:33.859 higher density sources like small 27:33.869 --> 27:36.380 modular reactors on installations and 27:36.390 --> 27:38.989 then looking at uh hybrid tactical 27:39.000 --> 27:41.270 vehicles in the motor pools both as 27:41.280 --> 27:43.869 storage and load where you can do 27:43.880 --> 27:45.824 bidirectional charging back to the 27:45.824 --> 27:48.430 installation . Um So the motor pool is 27:48.439 --> 27:50.328 kind of the the load source , the 27:50.328 --> 27:52.495 requirement , but it could also be the 27:52.495 --> 27:54.439 storage source . Are we looking at 27:54.439 --> 27:57.060 those things ? What's next ? So , yes , 27:57.069 --> 27:59.250 we are . So I'll turn it over to 27:59.260 --> 28:01.530 Brandon from the from the departmental 28:01.540 --> 28:04.349 level , but we are looking at hybrid 28:04.359 --> 28:06.581 and we do have a lot of hybrid vehicles 28:06.581 --> 28:08.670 in our inventory today . Uh We're 28:08.680 --> 28:11.579 looking at , we are looking to go 28:11.589 --> 28:13.700 toward the micro grid because lessons 28:13.700 --> 28:16.033 learned as we've , as we've talked here , 28:16.033 --> 28:18.256 solar is just not powerful enough . And 28:18.256 --> 28:20.510 uh we did get uh in the 28:20.520 --> 28:24.180 2631 28:24.189 --> 28:26.750 palm additional resources , I believe 28:27.050 --> 28:31.050 to get after uh ev the and 28:31.060 --> 28:33.829 uh putting that capability , it came 28:33.839 --> 28:36.270 down . And at the very beginning , we 28:36.280 --> 28:39.050 didn't have the resources frankly um to 28:39.060 --> 28:41.660 put solar was what we , we could afford 28:41.670 --> 28:44.229 at the time . But we are moving to grid 28:44.300 --> 28:47.410 and that is getting after the , the opt 28:47.420 --> 28:49.689 that Brandon was talking about . And 28:50.739 --> 28:53.060 yeah , so , so yeah , the opt that we 28:53.069 --> 28:55.291 stood up really across all the capo one 28:55.291 --> 28:57.291 army was to take all of the lessons 28:57.291 --> 28:59.402 learned , grab those and pull them in 28:59.402 --> 29:01.625 because we have some installations that 29:01.625 --> 29:03.810 are filled up to 200 evs . So they're 29:03.819 --> 29:06.290 learning from those . So what we are , 29:06.300 --> 29:08.300 you know , one of the key things is 29:08.300 --> 29:10.078 I'll hit on the hybridization . 29:10.078 --> 29:12.189 Absolutely . You know , we're looking 29:12.189 --> 29:14.189 at pushing that . You mentioned the 29:14.189 --> 29:15.800 battery storage uh as far as 29:15.800 --> 29:17.967 bidirectional feet . Yes , I mean , we 29:17.967 --> 29:20.022 uh there's a couple of installations 29:20.022 --> 29:21.967 that have that we're testing now , 29:21.967 --> 29:23.800 battery powered buses . That's a 29:23.800 --> 29:25.800 battery with wheels . So one of the 29:25.800 --> 29:27.967 questions that I had when I departed , 29:27.967 --> 29:30.133 my old job that I'd asked my engineers 29:30.133 --> 29:33.305 was , how many of these buses would I 29:33.314 --> 29:35.344 have to run in series to run the 29:35.354 --> 29:37.465 airfield ? For a set amount of time . 29:37.469 --> 29:39.358 So I left before they gave me the 29:39.358 --> 29:41.525 answer . But those are the type things 29:41.525 --> 29:43.636 that we're looking for . Now , one of 29:43.636 --> 29:45.580 the things that we're learning and 29:45.580 --> 29:47.525 that's what I want to say is we're 29:47.525 --> 29:49.747 transforming is we're learning uh to do 29:49.747 --> 29:51.913 a real quick stop gap measure . We did 29:51.913 --> 29:54.080 buy several of those , the solar stand 29:54.080 --> 29:56.800 alone chargers and the solar stand 29:56.810 --> 29:59.670 alone chargers . Um We're learning that 29:59.680 --> 30:01.902 the grid charger seems to be a lot more 30:01.902 --> 30:04.013 reliable than those particular ones , 30:04.013 --> 30:06.236 but the solar panels that we're putting 30:06.236 --> 30:08.402 across installations are showing great 30:08.402 --> 30:10.347 promise . I mean , they're feeding 30:10.347 --> 30:12.236 information , they're feeding the 30:12.236 --> 30:14.402 actual grids . Uh We're looking now at 30:14.402 --> 30:16.402 multiple different types of battery 30:16.402 --> 30:18.513 systems uh anywhere from , you know , 30:18.513 --> 30:20.347 immediately when you say battery 30:20.347 --> 30:22.513 immediately go to lithium ion . Uh but 30:22.513 --> 30:24.624 we're looking at everything from flow 30:24.624 --> 30:26.680 batteries which we're testing on one 30:26.680 --> 30:28.791 installation now , uh thermal storage 30:28.791 --> 30:30.849 batteries that uses high density 30:30.910 --> 30:33.650 material to store energy for up to two 30:33.660 --> 30:36.439 days . That is a fraction of price . Uh 30:36.449 --> 30:38.782 So we're looking in testing . So I mean , 30:38.782 --> 30:40.949 I I really believe installations are a 30:40.949 --> 30:43.116 Petri dish in a lot of these areas and 30:43.116 --> 30:45.227 as finding installations to test them 30:45.227 --> 30:47.449 and try them and find what works good , 30:47.459 --> 30:50.270 find what might not work as great as we 30:50.280 --> 30:52.613 thought and not export it . If it works , 30:52.613 --> 30:54.780 we want to export it . If it doesn't , 30:54.780 --> 30:56.836 we don't . But yeah , we are , we're 30:56.836 --> 30:59.229 trying to press every way that we can , 30:59.239 --> 31:01.183 knowing that we have to build this 31:01.183 --> 31:02.906 resilience across the border . 31:05.109 --> 31:07.109 We know that the army is looking at 31:07.109 --> 31:09.859 across all of those . So there's the 31:09.869 --> 31:13.060 big grid facing , there's also the SMR 31:13.069 --> 31:15.402 and there's also the micro aspect to it . 31:15.402 --> 31:17.458 So there's a lot of studies that are 31:17.458 --> 31:19.329 going on now to see not only the 31:19.339 --> 31:21.561 feasibility but the financial aspects . 31:21.561 --> 31:23.810 So yeah , the army is actively looking 31:23.819 --> 31:26.569 at all technologies depending on the 31:26.579 --> 31:28.300 density across the board . 31:30.859 --> 31:33.310 Hi , John Klein Johnson controls . My 31:33.319 --> 31:35.640 question is for you , Renee about data , 31:35.650 --> 31:37.706 but I'd like to hear from you all as 31:37.706 --> 31:39.594 well . The army is finishing up a 31:39.594 --> 31:42.839 banner year on energy . Uh la last year 31:42.849 --> 31:44.849 was amazing and the maturity of the 31:44.849 --> 31:47.839 energy program is just outstanding . I 31:47.849 --> 31:50.079 think the next frontier looks like data 31:50.359 --> 31:53.589 and A MC G six doing some great stuff 31:53.599 --> 31:55.432 with the smart grid tiger team , 31:55.489 --> 31:57.545 General Jones with his captured data 31:57.545 --> 31:59.489 and integrating all the data . You 31:59.489 --> 32:01.711 talked about A I and machine learning . 32:01.770 --> 32:04.099 Can you kind of give us an what , what 32:04.109 --> 32:07.089 your goals are with data into the 32:07.099 --> 32:10.560 future ? Thanks . So yes , thank you 32:10.569 --> 32:13.219 for that question . And so Journal 32:13.229 --> 32:16.920 Mohan is driving a MC toward 32:16.930 --> 32:20.380 being more data centric uh every 32:20.790 --> 32:24.630 decisions based on data . Um 32:24.890 --> 32:27.300 He wants to become more efficient with 32:27.310 --> 32:29.979 use of time . Uh in regards to 32:29.989 --> 32:32.267 artificial intelligence , for instance , 32:32.410 --> 32:35.410 one of the examples he likes to use is 32:35.420 --> 32:38.339 within our army contracting command . 32:38.349 --> 32:40.760 How can we use artificial intelligence 32:40.770 --> 32:44.400 to better get after how uh we 32:44.410 --> 32:47.160 can , you know , put a , you know , a , 32:47.170 --> 32:50.780 a proposal out on the street , 32:50.790 --> 32:54.180 uh track track our responses , you know , 32:54.699 --> 32:57.239 uh we have a tremendous workload in 32:57.250 --> 32:59.361 that area in regards to getting after 32:59.361 --> 33:01.028 some of the , the contracting 33:01.028 --> 33:03.250 challenges . But overall , just looking 33:03.250 --> 33:06.959 across the spectrum of the uh of the uh 33:06.969 --> 33:09.760 strategic support area , how do we see 33:09.770 --> 33:11.659 ourselves better from a readiness 33:11.659 --> 33:14.189 perspective ? How do we measure the 33:14.199 --> 33:18.040 health of the tactical fleet ? Uh I 33:18.050 --> 33:20.217 know we're talking energy here but you 33:20.217 --> 33:22.328 know , just to give you some examples 33:22.328 --> 33:24.328 in regards to where we're trying to 33:24.328 --> 33:27.180 head uh to get after using the , the uh 33:27.459 --> 33:31.189 the data analytics and the um 33:31.689 --> 33:34.739 the Artificial Intelligence , he wants 33:34.750 --> 33:37.400 to partner like I had stated up front 33:37.410 --> 33:40.040 with industry to get after the 33:40.050 --> 33:43.650 technology that's out there and in all 33:43.660 --> 33:46.260 aspects of , you know , energy 33:46.270 --> 33:49.959 resiliency , overall readiness uh 33:49.969 --> 33:52.420 where we can become more effective in 33:52.430 --> 33:54.510 just , you know , the day to day 33:54.520 --> 33:57.430 logistics and sustainment . I hope that 33:57.439 --> 33:58.772 answers your question . 34:02.849 --> 34:06.760 Hey , uh whoa , that's loud . Um Good 34:06.770 --> 34:08.860 afternoon . I'm John Conger , former 34:08.870 --> 34:10.814 Assistant Secretary of Defense for 34:10.814 --> 34:12.981 Energy installations and Environment . 34:12.981 --> 34:15.203 My , my two things for you real quick . 34:15.203 --> 34:17.426 One on the last slide , the partnership 34:17.426 --> 34:20.379 one in the future , I would advise you 34:20.389 --> 34:22.659 to include utility privatization 34:22.898 --> 34:24.954 because that is a partnership that's 34:24.954 --> 34:27.065 going to bring you resilience they're 34:27.065 --> 34:29.287 going to be able to surge to a disaster 34:29.287 --> 34:31.287 with outside resources and help the 34:31.287 --> 34:33.176 base . So just in your mindset as 34:33.176 --> 34:35.398 you're thinking about these things , uh 34:35.398 --> 34:38.509 please include up . So I had that on 34:38.519 --> 34:40.630 the slide that I thought was going to 34:40.630 --> 34:43.299 come up . But you're spot on utility , 34:43.309 --> 34:45.370 private , private civilization is 34:45.379 --> 34:47.657 something we're exploring very closely , 34:47.657 --> 34:49.899 very carefully . So my question for you 34:49.909 --> 34:51.853 has nothing to do with that . It's 34:51.853 --> 34:53.965 about energy managers . So when I was 34:53.965 --> 34:56.131 in the department about 10 years ago , 34:56.131 --> 34:58.242 what we found was the most successful 34:58.242 --> 35:00.131 installations for energy projects 35:00.131 --> 35:02.298 didn't have to do with the size of the 35:02.298 --> 35:01.889 installation , the mission and the 35:01.899 --> 35:04.066 installation it had to do with who had 35:04.066 --> 35:06.066 the best and most innovative energy 35:06.066 --> 35:08.177 manager . My question for you is what 35:08.177 --> 35:10.232 are you doing to lift up your energy 35:10.232 --> 35:12.889 managers and to encourage innovation in 35:12.899 --> 35:16.000 that context ? Um I think that's , I 35:16.010 --> 35:18.066 would love to know what you're doing 35:18.066 --> 35:20.343 for them and to , to , to lift them up . 35:22.330 --> 35:24.850 Yeah , go ahead around it . So John , 35:24.860 --> 35:28.389 that is one of the , you know , coming 35:28.399 --> 35:30.455 into this role . One of the top five 35:30.455 --> 35:32.455 things that I've identified is that 35:32.455 --> 35:34.949 exact same thing because a lot of times 35:34.959 --> 35:37.015 across your public works because all 35:37.015 --> 35:39.292 your energy managers rely on your dpws . 35:39.292 --> 35:41.292 It's either an engineer who was the 35:41.292 --> 35:43.626 last person that left the room and said , 35:43.626 --> 35:45.626 tag you're it or they weren't there 35:45.626 --> 35:47.570 that day . Um You know , or it was 35:47.570 --> 35:49.681 someone that may have been paying the 35:49.681 --> 35:51.848 utility bill . Uh So we recognize that 35:51.848 --> 35:55.000 that is AAA gap in our current 35:55.010 --> 35:57.719 swink . So , what we're doing now to 35:57.729 --> 36:00.530 address it is um 36:01.459 --> 36:03.570 probably six months ago , nine months 36:03.570 --> 36:05.626 ago , we began a quarterly education 36:05.626 --> 36:08.179 session with energy managers . Two 36:08.189 --> 36:10.133 weeks ago , we held this quarter's 36:10.133 --> 36:12.590 education over two hours and there were 36:12.600 --> 36:16.330 204 people , 204 individuals 36:16.340 --> 36:19.260 across teams that were on . We recorded 36:19.270 --> 36:21.492 it as well to be able to export it . Uh 36:21.492 --> 36:24.580 We met personally with some of the top 36:24.590 --> 36:27.199 engineer managers about a month ago and 36:27.209 --> 36:29.376 we asked these type same questions and 36:29.376 --> 36:31.320 they had some really , really good 36:31.320 --> 36:33.487 ideas . Uh So some of the things we're 36:33.487 --> 36:35.709 looking at now is does an engineer need 36:35.709 --> 36:37.931 to be an energy manager or is an energy 36:37.931 --> 36:40.229 manager a separate type of position 36:40.239 --> 36:43.610 description ? And then how do you grow 36:43.669 --> 36:46.419 energy managers ? Because I mean , we 36:46.429 --> 36:48.651 all know that a , a good energy manager 36:48.651 --> 36:50.762 pays for themselves . Uh Knowing that 36:50.762 --> 36:52.929 the size of the energy bills on post , 36:52.929 --> 36:55.151 knowing that the resilience aspect . So 36:55.219 --> 36:57.850 we're taking a very active approach at 36:57.860 --> 37:00.027 how do we not only train the ones that 37:00.027 --> 37:02.540 are here ? Now , how do we define that 37:02.550 --> 37:04.772 particular position description in that 37:04.772 --> 37:07.219 career path ? And then how do we 37:07.229 --> 37:09.507 elevate ? You know what I mean ? We're , 37:09.507 --> 37:11.673 you know , I've got some conversations 37:11.673 --> 37:13.840 I'm trying to slate with M com to go . 37:13.840 --> 37:15.951 Let's really begin looking at this in 37:15.951 --> 37:18.062 the public works arena because we all 37:18.062 --> 37:20.285 know that typically , you know , people 37:20.285 --> 37:22.340 in you in uh infrastructures are two 37:22.340 --> 37:24.285 biggest bills at an installation . 37:24.379 --> 37:26.689 Number three normally is energy . So 37:26.699 --> 37:28.866 having the right people to tackle that 37:28.866 --> 37:31.032 not as an afterthought is gonna be the 37:31.032 --> 37:33.032 key to our success . That's right . 37:33.580 --> 37:35.802 Ladies and gentlemen , this will be our 37:35.802 --> 37:37.913 final question . We have time for one 37:37.913 --> 37:41.479 more . I feel like a 37:41.489 --> 37:44.449 lottery winner , Ted Cummings with arm 37:44.459 --> 37:46.909 is uh this might be a question for you . 37:46.919 --> 37:50.729 It's um you said you are tenants on the 37:50.739 --> 37:53.280 network at an installation . And so the 37:53.290 --> 37:55.169 deputy put your deputy garrison 37:55.179 --> 37:57.346 commander , head on again . You've now 37:57.346 --> 38:00.010 introduced uh you know , it devices , 38:00.020 --> 38:02.840 IOT devices and operational technology 38:02.850 --> 38:05.229 type devices to that network 38:05.239 --> 38:07.406 environment who has proponents for the 38:07.406 --> 38:10.169 cyber security dynamics of these other 38:10.179 --> 38:12.280 devices . Does it fall to income or 38:12.489 --> 38:15.320 Netcom or just curious for the army 38:15.330 --> 38:17.810 reserve specific installation that 38:17.820 --> 38:19.820 we're doing ? Those systems are air 38:19.820 --> 38:21.790 gapped so they are not connected 38:21.800 --> 38:24.040 directly to an army network . And so we 38:24.050 --> 38:26.949 avoid the cyber security challenges and 38:26.959 --> 38:29.070 that's what we intend to do with that 38:29.070 --> 38:31.237 particular vendor going forward for up 38:31.237 --> 38:32.626 to the next five years . 38:35.719 --> 38:38.739 OK . I think that is all the time we 38:38.750 --> 38:42.080 have . I wanna thank everybody uh great 38:42.090 --> 38:44.257 participation today . Thank you to the 38:44.257 --> 38:46.423 panel members for taking time . I know 38:46.423 --> 38:49.689 everybody's busy . Uh So if you 38:49.699 --> 38:52.649 see , I can just speak for myself . If 38:52.659 --> 38:54.770 you have additional questions and you 38:54.770 --> 38:56.826 see me walking around , I'll be more 38:56.826 --> 38:58.826 than happy to answer any additional 38:58.826 --> 39:00.992 questions . Thanks everyone and have a 39:00.992 --> 39:01.992 great a USA day . 39:06.340 --> 39:08.396 Hey sir . Tw Williams doing a lot of 39:08.396 --> 39:09.396 work . 39:24.350 --> 39:27.790 Ladies and gentlemen , ladies and 39:27.800 --> 39:30.022 gentlemen , coming next to the Warriors 39:30.022 --> 39:32.022 Corridor , transforming the unified 39:32.022 --> 39:33.300 network at echelon at 1430 .