1 00:00:00,709 --> 00:00:02,820 Ladies and gentlemen , welcome to the 2 00:00:02,820 --> 00:00:04,765 clean and resilient energy for the 3 00:00:04,765 --> 00:00:06,820 Department of Defense Press event at 4 00:00:06,820 --> 00:00:08,765 Big Muddy Lake . I'm Doctor Cheryl 5 00:00:08,765 --> 00:00:10,987 Revis with garrison public affairs . To 6 00:00:10,987 --> 00:00:12,987 my right is Colonel Mary Ricks with 7 00:00:12,987 --> 00:00:15,209 18th Airborne Corps and we are happy to 8 00:00:15,209 --> 00:00:17,487 be here to support this exciting event . 9 00:00:17,487 --> 00:00:17,340 Um As we begin , we've got several 10 00:00:17,350 --> 00:00:19,294 speakers that are going to join us 11 00:00:19,294 --> 00:00:21,350 today and , and talk to you a little 12 00:00:21,350 --> 00:00:23,572 bit about what today's event is about . 13 00:00:23,572 --> 00:00:25,739 Uh Well , first though , we would like 14 00:00:25,739 --> 00:00:27,961 to welcome our first speaker , the 18th 15 00:00:27,961 --> 00:00:27,309 Airborne Corps , Deputy Commanding 16 00:00:27,319 --> 00:00:29,263 General , Brigadier General John . 17 00:00:36,430 --> 00:00:38,541 Don't clap cause you haven't heard me 18 00:00:38,541 --> 00:00:40,597 speak yet . So good morning , ladies 19 00:00:40,597 --> 00:00:42,819 and gentlemen , distinguished guests on 20 00:00:42,819 --> 00:00:44,874 behalf of Lieutenant General Donahue 21 00:00:44,874 --> 00:00:46,986 and Command Sergeant Major Parker . I 22 00:00:46,986 --> 00:00:49,208 want to welcome all of you here to Fort 23 00:00:49,208 --> 00:00:51,430 Liberty , the home of the 18th Airborne 24 00:00:51,430 --> 00:00:51,189 Corps of the United States Army Special 25 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,256 Operations Command . I want to thank 26 00:00:53,256 --> 00:00:55,478 all of you for making the journey to be 27 00:00:55,478 --> 00:00:57,700 here today , whether it was from one of 28 00:00:57,700 --> 00:00:59,922 our surrounding counties or all the way 29 00:00:59,922 --> 00:01:02,033 from Washington DC , where you had to 30 00:01:02,033 --> 00:01:01,979 leave your air conditioned offices uh 31 00:01:01,990 --> 00:01:04,157 to come out here to Big Muddy Lake and 32 00:01:04,157 --> 00:01:06,529 uh enjoy the North Carolina summer heat , 33 00:01:06,660 --> 00:01:08,604 maybe swap some mosquitoes . But I 34 00:01:08,604 --> 00:01:10,827 think we got lucky on the weather today 35 00:01:10,827 --> 00:01:12,938 and I think it's gonna be a beautiful 36 00:01:12,938 --> 00:01:14,604 ceremony . Uh This is a great 37 00:01:14,604 --> 00:01:16,716 opportunity for us to , to really see 38 00:01:16,716 --> 00:01:18,882 environmental innovation at the edge . 39 00:01:18,882 --> 00:01:20,938 And by that , I mean , innovation at 40 00:01:20,938 --> 00:01:23,104 the edge of the installation . This is 41 00:01:23,104 --> 00:01:25,216 not something you see often . This is 42 00:01:25,216 --> 00:01:24,680 the first time I've ever seen a 43 00:01:24,690 --> 00:01:26,949 floating solar ray in over 30 years in 44 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:28,848 the military . But we're happy to 45 00:01:28,848 --> 00:01:30,792 showcase this new DL a procurement 46 00:01:30,792 --> 00:01:33,949 contract with Duke Energy . Um Th this 47 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,290 is under the Green Source Advantage 48 00:01:36,300 --> 00:01:38,610 program that will power five military 49 00:01:38,620 --> 00:01:40,453 installations in North and South 50 00:01:40,453 --> 00:01:42,720 Carolina with clean and resilient 51 00:01:42,730 --> 00:01:45,089 electricity from two new off-site solar 52 00:01:45,099 --> 00:01:47,569 facilities . Now I assumed I was asked 53 00:01:47,580 --> 00:01:49,413 to provide opening remarks today 54 00:01:49,413 --> 00:01:51,247 because of my deep environmental 55 00:01:51,247 --> 00:01:53,413 credentials uh with that environmental 56 00:01:53,413 --> 00:01:55,524 science degree that I earned 30 years 57 00:01:55,524 --> 00:01:57,580 ago from West Point or because I had 58 00:01:57,580 --> 00:01:59,802 recently purchased a Tesla . Uh But the 59 00:01:59,802 --> 00:02:01,913 truth is I haven't done anything with 60 00:02:01,913 --> 00:02:03,691 that degree and uh other than f 61 00:02:03,691 --> 00:02:06,639 experience some firsthand uh harsh 62 00:02:06,650 --> 00:02:08,650 environmental conditions around the 63 00:02:08,650 --> 00:02:10,800 globe . And although plugging in my 64 00:02:10,809 --> 00:02:13,031 Tesla and avoiding the gas pump , makes 65 00:02:13,031 --> 00:02:15,142 me feel good about myself and my role 66 00:02:15,142 --> 00:02:17,198 in saving the planet . Uh it doesn't 67 00:02:17,198 --> 00:02:18,865 scale and it doesn't power an 68 00:02:18,865 --> 00:02:21,087 installation . But the truth is that my 69 00:02:21,087 --> 00:02:23,198 boss and the rest of the leaders here 70 00:02:23,198 --> 00:02:25,253 at Port Liberty are laser focused on 71 00:02:25,253 --> 00:02:27,142 joint deployment and war fighting 72 00:02:27,142 --> 00:02:28,753 readiness . And because this 73 00:02:28,753 --> 00:02:30,476 installation is a global power 74 00:02:30,476 --> 00:02:32,929 projection platform , we need access to 75 00:02:32,940 --> 00:02:35,520 reliant and resilient power to deploy 76 00:02:35,529 --> 00:02:37,979 our soldiers worldwide and our utility 77 00:02:37,990 --> 00:02:40,157 providers like the folks that are here 78 00:02:40,157 --> 00:02:42,212 today are essential partners in this 79 00:02:42,212 --> 00:02:45,380 critical national defense mission . So 80 00:02:45,389 --> 00:02:47,556 whether it's working together to build 81 00:02:47,556 --> 00:02:49,778 reliable commercial electric grid or to 82 00:02:49,778 --> 00:02:52,369 install on site generation and energy 83 00:02:52,380 --> 00:02:54,759 storage for contingencies like outages 84 00:02:54,770 --> 00:02:57,639 due to natural disasters or adversary 85 00:02:57,649 --> 00:03:00,059 attacks . Partners like Duke Energy 86 00:03:00,270 --> 00:03:02,410 provide an essential role in ensuring 87 00:03:02,419 --> 00:03:04,586 that our soldiers can deploy fight and 88 00:03:04,586 --> 00:03:07,210 win when our nation calls . There's 89 00:03:07,220 --> 00:03:09,442 really no more appropriate backdrop for 90 00:03:09,442 --> 00:03:11,442 this announcement than the floating 91 00:03:11,442 --> 00:03:13,442 solar ray that you see behind me to 92 00:03:13,442 --> 00:03:15,889 your front . It's a great example of 93 00:03:15,899 --> 00:03:18,066 the public , private collaboration and 94 00:03:18,070 --> 00:03:21,139 also a great example of innovation in 95 00:03:21,149 --> 00:03:23,720 provi providing yet another innovative 96 00:03:23,729 --> 00:03:26,460 approach to pro to creating carbon free 97 00:03:26,470 --> 00:03:29,000 energy . As Secretary Warman stated 98 00:03:29,009 --> 00:03:31,120 shortly after the release of the army 99 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,009 climate strategy , the effects of 100 00:03:33,009 --> 00:03:35,231 climate change and weather are becoming 101 00:03:35,231 --> 00:03:37,309 increasingly more significant on 102 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,419 installations missions and operations , 103 00:03:40,429 --> 00:03:42,651 making it an imperative for the army to 104 00:03:42,651 --> 00:03:45,009 be more resilient . The time to address 105 00:03:45,020 --> 00:03:47,279 this change is now . So once again , 106 00:03:47,289 --> 00:03:49,449 thank you for being here airborne all 107 00:03:49,460 --> 00:03:50,460 the way . 108 00:03:56,750 --> 00:03:58,861 Please welcome our next speaker , the 109 00:03:58,861 --> 00:04:00,861 honorable Brendan Owens , Assistant 110 00:04:00,861 --> 00:04:02,417 Secretary of Defense Energy 111 00:04:02,417 --> 00:04:04,194 Installations and Environment . 112 00:04:11,039 --> 00:04:13,679 I would like to start by thanking uh 113 00:04:13,690 --> 00:04:16,140 general cogbill for pulling this 114 00:04:16,149 --> 00:04:18,205 together . I , we were talking right 115 00:04:18,205 --> 00:04:21,250 before we started about the fact that , 116 00:04:21,459 --> 00:04:23,515 you know , hundreds and thousands of 117 00:04:23,515 --> 00:04:26,739 hours and effort go into pulling 118 00:04:26,750 --> 00:04:28,861 together a deal like this . And while 119 00:04:28,861 --> 00:04:31,709 it's nice to be able to sit in an air 120 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,500 conditioned conference room in DC and 121 00:04:34,510 --> 00:04:37,040 pat people virtually on the back . This 122 00:04:37,049 --> 00:04:39,105 is a different , this is a different 123 00:04:39,105 --> 00:04:41,327 opportunity because you can look people 124 00:04:41,327 --> 00:04:41,179 in the eye , you can shake your hand 125 00:04:41,190 --> 00:04:43,246 and say thank you . And I think that 126 00:04:43,246 --> 00:04:45,190 that is something that is really a 127 00:04:45,190 --> 00:04:47,412 special opportunity and , and thank you 128 00:04:47,412 --> 00:04:49,412 uh General Combe for , for allowing 129 00:04:49,412 --> 00:04:51,412 this and , and creating a space for 130 00:04:51,412 --> 00:04:53,579 that to happen . Um I also wanna thank 131 00:04:53,579 --> 00:04:56,339 everybody who's in the front row there , 132 00:04:56,350 --> 00:04:58,517 but that's OK , talk to you to you all 133 00:04:58,517 --> 00:05:01,519 over there . Uh This is a significant 134 00:05:01,529 --> 00:05:03,570 milestone for , for , for Dod and I 135 00:05:03,579 --> 00:05:05,750 appreciate the opportunity to be here 136 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:07,989 with , with not only our dod partners , 137 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,309 but also duke energy uh and service 138 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,542 members here uh at Fort Liberty . And I 139 00:05:12,542 --> 00:05:15,390 think broader than that , this helps 140 00:05:15,540 --> 00:05:17,540 the , the , the defense communities 141 00:05:17,540 --> 00:05:20,100 that support Fort Liberty and all of , 142 00:05:20,214 --> 00:05:22,436 of the defense communities that support 143 00:05:22,445 --> 00:05:24,355 military installations in North 144 00:05:24,364 --> 00:05:27,815 Carolina with clean reliable energy 145 00:05:27,825 --> 00:05:30,234 production . Uh So a couple of years 146 00:05:30,244 --> 00:05:32,466 ago , a little bit over two years ago , 147 00:05:32,466 --> 00:05:34,188 uh when President Biden signed 148 00:05:34,188 --> 00:05:37,315 executive order 1405 7 and established 149 00:05:37,325 --> 00:05:39,325 the CFE No , it's OK . Y'all don't 150 00:05:39,334 --> 00:05:41,515 worry about it , uh , and established 151 00:05:41,524 --> 00:05:44,429 the , uh , I'm actually really liking 152 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:46,440 the breeze . This is a sign that we 153 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,551 have in the , the , the , the weather 154 00:05:48,551 --> 00:05:50,662 folks have really dialed it in for us 155 00:05:50,662 --> 00:05:52,829 today . Uh When , when President Biden 156 00:05:52,829 --> 00:05:55,051 put , put the challenge out there for , 157 00:05:55,051 --> 00:05:57,329 for carbon free electricity production , 158 00:05:57,329 --> 00:05:59,551 uh for the federal government , we knew 159 00:05:59,551 --> 00:06:02,140 immediately that dod was gonna be 160 00:06:02,149 --> 00:06:04,205 ground zero for a lot of this dod is 161 00:06:04,205 --> 00:06:06,390 the largest consumer of energy in the 162 00:06:06,399 --> 00:06:08,343 federal government . Uh One of the 163 00:06:08,343 --> 00:06:10,455 largest cons of energy in the world . 164 00:06:10,455 --> 00:06:13,111 Uh So we knew that we had to step up . 165 00:06:13,122 --> 00:06:15,941 Um But this was also a unique 166 00:06:15,951 --> 00:06:19,671 opportunity to merge the mission and 167 00:06:19,682 --> 00:06:21,571 the , the , the , the , the , the 168 00:06:21,571 --> 00:06:23,752 presidential administration's 169 00:06:23,761 --> 00:06:26,522 objectives around the clean energy 170 00:06:26,532 --> 00:06:28,532 transition because what we're doing 171 00:06:28,541 --> 00:06:30,351 here is actually supporting war 172 00:06:30,361 --> 00:06:32,821 fighting and mission . Um And that's 173 00:06:32,832 --> 00:06:34,776 critically important to everything 174 00:06:34,776 --> 00:06:36,610 that's happening . I I really do 175 00:06:36,610 --> 00:06:38,832 appreciate the way general cog that you 176 00:06:38,832 --> 00:06:40,888 went , cargo , went through and said 177 00:06:40,888 --> 00:06:42,999 this is about mission for us . Uh And 178 00:06:42,999 --> 00:06:45,221 that resilience and that reliability is 179 00:06:45,221 --> 00:06:47,443 something that is central to everything 180 00:06:47,443 --> 00:06:49,165 that's happening here . So our 181 00:06:49,165 --> 00:06:51,276 partnership with Duke Energy is gonna 182 00:06:51,276 --> 00:06:53,165 facilitate grid transformation to 183 00:06:53,165 --> 00:06:55,276 address those key resilience issues . 184 00:06:55,276 --> 00:06:58,044 Uh And including uh uh all of the 185 00:06:58,053 --> 00:07:00,220 things that we , we need to do to make 186 00:07:00,220 --> 00:07:02,331 sure that the 18th Airborne Corps can 187 00:07:02,331 --> 00:07:04,386 do their , can do their job . So our 188 00:07:04,386 --> 00:07:06,275 energy resilience efforts require 189 00:07:06,275 --> 00:07:09,246 working with our partners uh around the , 190 00:07:09,256 --> 00:07:11,367 the , the , the United States here in 191 00:07:11,367 --> 00:07:13,478 North Carolina , it's Duke . Um And I 192 00:07:13,478 --> 00:07:15,256 think that that is a critically 193 00:07:15,256 --> 00:07:17,312 important piece of this because this 194 00:07:17,312 --> 00:07:19,367 procurement that we're talking about 195 00:07:19,367 --> 00:07:21,589 today covers one of the largest regions 196 00:07:21,589 --> 00:07:23,812 uh by dod for electricity consumption . 197 00:07:23,812 --> 00:07:25,923 It's a first of its kind to aggregate 198 00:07:25,923 --> 00:07:28,190 the way that we've aggregated . Um And 199 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,589 we're gonna be uh using the Duke Green 200 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,799 Source Advantage program to provide 201 00:07:34,730 --> 00:07:37,369 4.8 million megawatt hours of clean 202 00:07:37,380 --> 00:07:39,547 resilient carbon free electricity over 203 00:07:39,547 --> 00:07:41,500 a 15 year period that's going to 204 00:07:41,510 --> 00:07:44,399 provide for liberty with 75% of its 205 00:07:44,410 --> 00:07:46,632 electricity . Um And it's also going to 206 00:07:46,632 --> 00:07:48,839 do something similar for Camp Lejeune 207 00:07:48,850 --> 00:07:51,149 Cherry Point , Seymour Johnson and Shaw 208 00:07:51,220 --> 00:07:53,442 Air Force Base . All of the things that 209 00:07:53,442 --> 00:07:55,609 we're talking about here benefit those 210 00:07:55,609 --> 00:07:57,831 installations as well . Uh So these are 211 00:07:57,831 --> 00:07:59,887 vital projects , projects like these 212 00:07:59,887 --> 00:08:01,831 are vital to make sure that we are 213 00:08:01,831 --> 00:08:04,053 meeting the presidential uh agenda that 214 00:08:04,053 --> 00:08:06,276 has been put set , set to us from a dod 215 00:08:06,276 --> 00:08:08,331 perspective , but also from that war 216 00:08:08,331 --> 00:08:10,799 fighting perspective as well , the 217 00:08:10,809 --> 00:08:12,753 military and private industry come 218 00:08:12,753 --> 00:08:14,880 together on projects like this is 219 00:08:14,890 --> 00:08:16,790 enhancing energy security for the 220 00:08:16,799 --> 00:08:19,959 entire United States and that creates 221 00:08:19,970 --> 00:08:21,970 the industrial base that's going to 222 00:08:21,970 --> 00:08:24,260 make it possible for us to onshore and 223 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,160 friend the ways all of the technology , 224 00:08:27,170 --> 00:08:29,226 all the things that we need to do to 225 00:08:29,226 --> 00:08:31,392 accelerate that energy transition . Um 226 00:08:31,392 --> 00:08:33,448 So in closing , I'd like to just say 227 00:08:33,448 --> 00:08:36,090 again , uh a thank you to those of 228 00:08:36,099 --> 00:08:38,299 those of you out there uh who played a 229 00:08:38,309 --> 00:08:40,365 significant role in doing this . I'd 230 00:08:40,365 --> 00:08:42,365 like to again thank Duke Energy for 231 00:08:42,365 --> 00:08:44,476 creating this tariff uh with military 232 00:08:44,476 --> 00:08:46,587 set aside . That's a key aspect and I 233 00:08:46,587 --> 00:08:48,799 think it really does represent the way 234 00:08:48,809 --> 00:08:51,179 that Duke Energy recognizes the 235 00:08:51,190 --> 00:08:52,912 Department of Defense as a key 236 00:08:52,912 --> 00:08:55,273 stakeholder in their , in their service 237 00:08:55,283 --> 00:08:57,505 territory . I'd like to thank the White 238 00:08:57,505 --> 00:08:59,672 House . Um Andrew Mayo here . He'll be 239 00:08:59,672 --> 00:09:02,013 up next to talk about this because uh 240 00:09:02,023 --> 00:09:04,079 the support and the push that we get 241 00:09:04,079 --> 00:09:06,692 externally while not always welcome 242 00:09:06,703 --> 00:09:09,013 from a Pentagon perspective really does 243 00:09:09,023 --> 00:09:11,242 help us drive the agenda within the 244 00:09:11,252 --> 00:09:13,252 building . Uh The defense Logistics 245 00:09:13,252 --> 00:09:15,372 Agency Procurement team executed this 246 00:09:15,382 --> 00:09:17,575 deal . Way to go . Thank you very much 247 00:09:17,585 --> 00:09:20,036 for that . Um And I , I just again , 248 00:09:20,046 --> 00:09:22,916 thanks everybody for being uh a all the 249 00:09:22,926 --> 00:09:25,236 services who participated in this uh 250 00:09:25,245 --> 00:09:27,776 Army Navy Air Force for being pioneers 251 00:09:27,786 --> 00:09:30,075 in this first of the kind uh contract 252 00:09:30,085 --> 00:09:32,141 again . Thank you to the , the , the 253 00:09:32,141 --> 00:09:34,307 Fort Liberty team for hosting us uh in 254 00:09:34,307 --> 00:09:36,616 this in for this event . And just 255 00:09:36,625 --> 00:09:38,635 looking forward to doing this a lot 256 00:09:38,645 --> 00:09:40,935 more celebrating this a lot more uh in 257 00:09:40,945 --> 00:09:43,466 venues like this with backdrops like 258 00:09:43,476 --> 00:09:45,532 this is just fantastic . Thanks very 259 00:09:45,532 --> 00:09:47,365 much and I appreciate it maybe . 260 00:09:52,940 --> 00:09:54,884 Thank you . Ladies and gentlemen , 261 00:09:54,884 --> 00:09:56,940 please welcome our next speaker , Mr 262 00:09:56,940 --> 00:09:58,496 Andrew Mayo , Federal Chief 263 00:09:58,496 --> 00:10:00,496 Sustainability Office , White House 264 00:10:00,496 --> 00:10:02,440 Counsel on environmental quality . 265 00:10:11,539 --> 00:10:13,872 Thank you . Thank you , General Coville . 266 00:10:13,872 --> 00:10:15,872 Thank you , honorable Owens , other 267 00:10:15,872 --> 00:10:17,983 distinguished guests and leaders that 268 00:10:17,983 --> 00:10:20,095 are here today . Um I wanna say a few 269 00:10:20,095 --> 00:10:22,095 quick words about the importance of 270 00:10:22,095 --> 00:10:24,520 action , leadership and partnership 271 00:10:24,580 --> 00:10:26,469 building on the remarks that were 272 00:10:26,469 --> 00:10:28,940 already made . Um You know , as General 273 00:10:28,950 --> 00:10:31,440 Cogbill noted and Brendan followed up 274 00:10:31,450 --> 00:10:34,320 from the action perspective . We live 275 00:10:34,330 --> 00:10:36,441 in a time where action is necessary . 276 00:10:36,441 --> 00:10:38,663 We live in a time of records , record , 277 00:10:38,663 --> 00:10:40,941 heat , record , drought , record flood . 278 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:44,479 Um And we need to be resilient to all 279 00:10:44,489 --> 00:10:46,600 those records . We were having a chat 280 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:48,767 before we came over for this about how 281 00:10:48,767 --> 00:10:50,989 critical that is uh for this region and 282 00:10:50,989 --> 00:10:54,739 for this base . Um and , and responding 283 00:10:54,750 --> 00:10:56,861 to as the president notes on frequent 284 00:10:56,861 --> 00:10:59,083 occasion , the clear and present danger 285 00:10:59,250 --> 00:11:01,194 uh that the impacts of climate are 286 00:11:01,194 --> 00:11:03,306 having on us is so critical . We also 287 00:11:03,306 --> 00:11:05,083 live in a time of extraordinary 288 00:11:05,083 --> 00:11:07,789 economic opportunity which this , which 289 00:11:07,799 --> 00:11:09,521 this today's announcement also 290 00:11:09,521 --> 00:11:11,780 represents . We're living in a year 291 00:11:11,789 --> 00:11:13,733 where clean energy investments are 292 00:11:13,733 --> 00:11:15,956 gonna go over $2 trillion for the first 293 00:11:15,956 --> 00:11:18,011 time . And so we have a time when it 294 00:11:18,011 --> 00:11:20,233 comes to jobs when it comes to bringing 295 00:11:20,233 --> 00:11:22,456 American leadership back to the fore on 296 00:11:22,456 --> 00:11:24,678 the clean energy transition . Uh we can 297 00:11:24,678 --> 00:11:26,622 do it and we're showing that we're 298 00:11:26,622 --> 00:11:30,369 doing it today . Second on the 299 00:11:30,380 --> 00:11:32,547 leadership front , one of the , one of 300 00:11:32,547 --> 00:11:34,602 the core principles of the president 301 00:11:34,602 --> 00:11:36,436 charged us with was leading , by 302 00:11:36,436 --> 00:11:38,547 example , putting the government back 303 00:11:38,547 --> 00:11:40,658 in a position where we sh we can show 304 00:11:40,658 --> 00:11:42,936 that we're doing this in profound ways . 305 00:11:42,936 --> 00:11:45,158 And it's clear here when through this , 306 00:11:45,158 --> 00:11:47,158 through Dl A's leadership , through 307 00:11:47,158 --> 00:11:49,269 this Duke partnership , we're able to 308 00:11:49,269 --> 00:11:51,436 move the clean energy consumption from 309 00:11:51,436 --> 00:11:55,080 40% to 70% on our way to 100% by 2030 . 310 00:11:55,090 --> 00:11:57,809 That's enormously forward across . When 311 00:11:57,820 --> 00:11:59,709 you take a look across the United 312 00:11:59,709 --> 00:12:01,764 States , when you take a look , look 313 00:12:01,764 --> 00:12:03,987 across the world and when you come back 314 00:12:03,987 --> 00:12:06,209 at home , take a look across agencies . 315 00:12:06,209 --> 00:12:08,376 This is showing that we can do this in 316 00:12:08,376 --> 00:12:10,542 really profound um and manifest ways . 317 00:12:11,500 --> 00:12:14,099 And then third , um when it comes to 318 00:12:14,109 --> 00:12:17,400 partnership , uh we know we cannot do 319 00:12:17,409 --> 00:12:19,520 it alone as a federal government . We 320 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:21,742 know that it takes the partnership with 321 00:12:21,742 --> 00:12:23,520 our colleagues at Duke , uh our 322 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:25,799 partnership with the communities to go 323 00:12:25,809 --> 00:12:27,976 build uh the work that we're investing 324 00:12:27,979 --> 00:12:30,520 in today . Uh The partnership with 325 00:12:30,530 --> 00:12:32,752 Governor Cooper with the North Carolina 326 00:12:32,752 --> 00:12:34,919 legislature that made this happen . It 327 00:12:34,919 --> 00:12:37,400 takes all of those critical actors uh 328 00:12:37,409 --> 00:12:39,131 inclusive of our courses , our 329 00:12:39,131 --> 00:12:40,909 partnership with Duke and their 330 00:12:40,909 --> 00:12:43,280 leadership on this front . So , um a 331 00:12:43,479 --> 00:12:46,849 really critical feature of getting what 332 00:12:46,859 --> 00:12:49,026 we got done today , what we're sharing 333 00:12:49,026 --> 00:12:50,750 today uh is , is through that 334 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:52,871 partnership , through that leadership 335 00:12:52,871 --> 00:12:54,871 and through that action . Thank you 336 00:12:54,871 --> 00:12:54,859 very much . 337 00:13:03,030 --> 00:13:05,141 Ladies and gentlemen , please welcome 338 00:13:05,141 --> 00:13:07,308 our next speaker , MS Kendall Bowman , 339 00:13:07,308 --> 00:13:09,141 Duke Energy North Carolina State 340 00:13:09,141 --> 00:13:08,979 President . 341 00:13:15,340 --> 00:13:18,200 Good morning , everyone . It is an 342 00:13:18,210 --> 00:13:21,090 honor for my colleagues . And I to be 343 00:13:21,099 --> 00:13:23,979 here today with you at Muddy Lake with 344 00:13:23,989 --> 00:13:26,500 the 18th Airborne along with leaders 345 00:13:26,510 --> 00:13:28,732 from the White House and the Department 346 00:13:28,732 --> 00:13:30,899 of Defense . You were experiencing one 347 00:13:30,899 --> 00:13:33,559 of our glorious days in North Carolina . 348 00:13:33,849 --> 00:13:36,840 Um We've got great weather today . Glad 349 00:13:36,849 --> 00:13:38,849 you came today and not this weekend 350 00:13:38,849 --> 00:13:40,738 when we're expecting temps of 100 351 00:13:40,738 --> 00:13:43,780 degrees or more . Um But with Duke 352 00:13:43,789 --> 00:13:46,900 Energy , we are proud to support our 353 00:13:46,909 --> 00:13:50,030 communities and our customers in North 354 00:13:50,039 --> 00:13:52,099 Carolina . We are the number one for 355 00:13:52,109 --> 00:13:55,119 business second year in a row and we 356 00:13:55,130 --> 00:13:58,900 are growing . Um now more than ever . 357 00:13:59,010 --> 00:14:01,219 It is important for us to remain 358 00:14:01,229 --> 00:14:03,659 committed to reliability , 359 00:14:03,669 --> 00:14:06,559 affordability and increasingly clean 360 00:14:06,570 --> 00:14:09,109 energy to meet the growing needs of our 361 00:14:09,119 --> 00:14:11,840 customers here in the Carolinas which 362 00:14:11,849 --> 00:14:14,750 brings us while we're here today , a 363 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,820 transformative procurement of carbon 364 00:14:17,830 --> 00:14:20,590 free electricity in the Carolinas will 365 00:14:20,599 --> 00:14:23,179 not only assist our military 366 00:14:23,190 --> 00:14:24,690 departments and their dear 367 00:14:24,690 --> 00:14:27,679 decarbonisation goals , but will also 368 00:14:27,690 --> 00:14:29,857 help the federal government meet their 369 00:14:29,857 --> 00:14:32,590 sustainability goals to get to 100% 370 00:14:32,599 --> 00:14:34,900 clean energy and it supports the 371 00:14:34,909 --> 00:14:36,700 executive order of the federal 372 00:14:36,710 --> 00:14:39,179 sustainability plan and reductions 373 00:14:39,190 --> 00:14:42,609 emissions pathway for this project . As 374 00:14:42,619 --> 00:14:44,675 you've heard , there will be two new 375 00:14:44,675 --> 00:14:46,841 solar facilities that will support the 376 00:14:46,841 --> 00:14:49,070 five military installations between 377 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,599 North and South Carolina and right here 378 00:14:51,609 --> 00:14:54,900 at Fort Liberty , these new renewable 379 00:14:54,909 --> 00:14:57,169 energy sources are contributing 380 00:14:57,179 --> 00:15:00,380 significantly to build a cleaner energy 381 00:15:00,390 --> 00:15:02,969 grid for all of our customers here in 382 00:15:02,979 --> 00:15:05,770 the Carolinas . As we look to the 383 00:15:05,780 --> 00:15:09,010 future energy demand is only going to 384 00:15:09,020 --> 00:15:11,849 continue to grow and accelerate . It's 385 00:15:11,859 --> 00:15:14,750 both a challenge and an opportunity for 386 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:18,390 us . But strategics but strategic 387 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:21,150 collaborations like the one we have 388 00:15:21,219 --> 00:15:23,609 with the Department of Defense here is 389 00:15:23,695 --> 00:15:26,364 a shining example of the collaborations 390 00:15:26,375 --> 00:15:28,486 that we need to continue to pursue in 391 00:15:28,486 --> 00:15:30,653 the future . That's one of the reasons 392 00:15:30,653 --> 00:15:32,653 that Duke Energy created this green 393 00:15:32,653 --> 00:15:34,819 source advantage tariff was to be able 394 00:15:34,819 --> 00:15:37,114 to create these collaborations and work 395 00:15:37,125 --> 00:15:39,094 with our large customers and small 396 00:15:39,104 --> 00:15:41,575 customers alike to be able to bring 397 00:15:41,585 --> 00:15:43,875 renewable energy sources to the grid . 398 00:15:44,554 --> 00:15:46,794 With that . I want to thank you and I 399 00:15:46,804 --> 00:15:49,135 appreciate the collaboration with all 400 00:15:49,145 --> 00:15:50,256 of you here today . 401 00:15:58,169 --> 00:16:00,280 Ladies and gentlemen , please welcome 402 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:02,225 Mr Paul Farnham , principal Deputy 403 00:16:02,225 --> 00:16:04,002 assistant Secretary of the Army 404 00:16:04,002 --> 00:16:06,280 Installations , Energy and Environment . 405 00:16:10,489 --> 00:16:12,822 Good morning . And thank you , I'm very , 406 00:16:12,822 --> 00:16:14,822 very cognizant that they may be the 407 00:16:14,822 --> 00:16:16,933 last speaker . So I know I'm the only 408 00:16:16,933 --> 00:16:19,045 thing standing in the way of you guys 409 00:16:19,045 --> 00:16:18,969 all getting on with your day . So I 410 00:16:18,979 --> 00:16:21,119 promise I'll be brief . Um I'd also 411 00:16:21,130 --> 00:16:23,241 like to thank uh General Cog Bell and 412 00:16:23,241 --> 00:16:25,408 the entire liberty team for hosting us 413 00:16:25,408 --> 00:16:27,574 here . Uh It's a fantastic effort that 414 00:16:27,574 --> 00:16:29,686 you've all done for us and to stay on 415 00:16:29,686 --> 00:16:31,352 the theme of the energy , the 416 00:16:31,352 --> 00:16:33,574 resilience of energy being important to 417 00:16:33,574 --> 00:16:35,686 our mission . It absolutely is energy 418 00:16:35,686 --> 00:16:37,741 is critical to our mission . We need 419 00:16:37,741 --> 00:16:39,630 energy to operate , to be able to 420 00:16:39,630 --> 00:16:41,686 deploy , to respond to any kind of a 421 00:16:41,686 --> 00:16:43,797 national security emergency , whether 422 00:16:43,797 --> 00:16:46,299 it is a cyber attack from a from an 423 00:16:46,309 --> 00:16:48,198 adversary or whether it's extreme 424 00:16:48,198 --> 00:16:50,309 weather caused by climate change . Uh 425 00:16:50,309 --> 00:16:52,420 If the grid goes down , we still need 426 00:16:52,420 --> 00:16:54,253 energy to be able to respond and 427 00:16:54,253 --> 00:16:56,420 perform our mission . This partnership 428 00:16:56,420 --> 00:16:58,531 with Duke Energy that's going to help 429 00:16:58,531 --> 00:17:00,365 enable us to do just that and to 430 00:17:00,365 --> 00:17:02,420 continue to perform our mission . Um 431 00:17:02,420 --> 00:17:05,089 Also , this is like the solar array 432 00:17:05,099 --> 00:17:07,099 behind me is also another example , 433 00:17:07,099 --> 00:17:09,400 it's uh initiative that between Fort 434 00:17:09,410 --> 00:17:11,299 Liberty , a partnership with Duke 435 00:17:11,299 --> 00:17:13,410 Energy again , helping to provide the 436 00:17:13,410 --> 00:17:15,890 energy resilience to enable us to 437 00:17:15,900 --> 00:17:18,239 perform our mission . Uh It's 1.1 438 00:17:18,250 --> 00:17:20,306 megawatts uh provides about half the 439 00:17:20,306 --> 00:17:22,306 power that camp mccall needs um and 440 00:17:22,306 --> 00:17:24,361 enables critical training uh for our 441 00:17:24,361 --> 00:17:26,510 special operating forces . It also 442 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:28,409 actually saves Fort Liberty about 443 00:17:28,409 --> 00:17:30,576 $80,000 a year on their utility bill . 444 00:17:31,050 --> 00:17:32,828 Um When we pair it with the two 445 00:17:32,828 --> 00:17:34,828 megawatt battery storage , um it'll 446 00:17:34,828 --> 00:17:36,772 allow for critical peak shaving on 447 00:17:36,772 --> 00:17:38,883 those high demand hot afternoons . Uh 448 00:17:38,883 --> 00:17:40,994 further uh assisting Duke energy with 449 00:17:40,994 --> 00:17:42,939 their uh generation needs and also 450 00:17:42,939 --> 00:17:44,939 helping our neighbors um to provide 451 00:17:44,939 --> 00:17:47,106 additional power that Duke can provide 452 00:17:47,106 --> 00:17:49,328 to them uh to ensure that they have the 453 00:17:49,328 --> 00:17:51,439 electricity they need um on those hot 454 00:17:51,439 --> 00:17:53,494 afternoons . And also because of the 455 00:17:53,494 --> 00:17:55,661 ingenuity of making it a floater solar 456 00:17:55,661 --> 00:17:58,069 array solar array , um We've actually 457 00:17:58,079 --> 00:18:00,246 saved seven acres of critical training 458 00:18:00,246 --> 00:18:02,609 lands uh for the installation . Um And 459 00:18:02,619 --> 00:18:05,339 that's also habitat for the endangered 460 00:18:05,349 --> 00:18:08,589 red cockaded woodpecker . And as we can 461 00:18:08,599 --> 00:18:10,766 see from our fisherman friend , we can 462 00:18:10,766 --> 00:18:12,859 supply half the power of Camp mccall 463 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:15,207 without endangering the habitat of the 464 00:18:15,207 --> 00:18:17,040 wildlife or taking away from the 465 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:20,160 recreation value of this pond . Um But 466 00:18:20,170 --> 00:18:22,226 this is not the only initiative Fort 467 00:18:22,226 --> 00:18:24,003 Liberty has done uh with energy 468 00:18:24,003 --> 00:18:26,114 throughout the base . There's another 469 00:18:26,114 --> 00:18:28,003 600 kilowatts of solar generation 470 00:18:28,003 --> 00:18:30,226 providing clean carbon free energy . So 471 00:18:30,226 --> 00:18:32,392 again , support the resilience of this 472 00:18:32,392 --> 00:18:34,559 installation . So it's a little little 473 00:18:34,559 --> 00:18:36,726 wonder to me that Fort Liberty was the 474 00:18:36,726 --> 00:18:38,726 winner of the 2023 Secretary of the 475 00:18:38,726 --> 00:18:41,003 Army Energy and Water Management Award . 476 00:18:41,003 --> 00:18:43,170 Very well done to the Fort for Liberty 477 00:18:43,170 --> 00:18:46,979 Energy . So whether it's the energy 478 00:18:46,989 --> 00:18:49,290 here um or actually , and the army is 479 00:18:49,300 --> 00:18:51,411 doing the same thing in installations 480 00:18:51,411 --> 00:18:53,467 across the nation altogether , we've 481 00:18:53,467 --> 00:18:55,959 got uh 675 megawatts of solar 482 00:18:55,969 --> 00:18:58,270 generation on installations , army 483 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:00,336 installations throughout the country 484 00:19:00,336 --> 00:19:02,558 providing carbon free energy to support 485 00:19:02,558 --> 00:19:04,558 the result of all our installations 486 00:19:04,558 --> 00:19:07,005 enabling mission critical uh national 487 00:19:07,015 --> 00:19:09,182 security , important missions . Uh But 488 00:19:09,182 --> 00:19:11,404 just as importantly , it's contributing 489 00:19:11,404 --> 00:19:13,626 to the president's goal of clean energy 490 00:19:13,626 --> 00:19:15,626 for all American citizens . So once 491 00:19:15,626 --> 00:19:17,737 again , thank you to the Fort Liberty 492 00:19:17,737 --> 00:19:19,959 team . We appreciate you hosting us and 493 00:19:19,959 --> 00:19:19,005 all of the work that went into this . 494 00:19:19,015 --> 00:19:20,015 Thank you . 495 00:19:25,839 --> 00:19:27,950 Thank you and behalf on behalf of the 496 00:19:27,950 --> 00:19:30,709 18th Airborne Corps and garrison teams . 497 00:19:30,719 --> 00:19:33,229 Um We really thank you for selecting 498 00:19:33,239 --> 00:19:35,189 this location to make this big 499 00:19:35,199 --> 00:19:37,130 announcement . What an honor it is .