The 20 contracts are for the following technologies: solar (15), wind (3) and biomass (2). No additional contracts were awarded for geothermal, the fourth MATOC energy technology.
The companies receiving contracts include Ameresco, Chevron Energy Solutions, Constellation NewEnergy, Distributed Sun, EDF Renewable Energy, Energy Ventures, First Solar Development and FLS Energy.
The other companies comprise ABM Government Services, RE IndependenceCO, SunEdison Government Solutions, SunEdison, SunWize Technologies, TransGen Energy and Victory Renewables.
In January, Foresight Renewable Solutions, from San Francisco, Calif., also was added to the solar technology suite. There are now 23 awardees in the solar technology suite including Foresight. All of these awardees, in addition to the contract holders in wind, biomass and geothermal, will share the total MATOC capacity of $7bn.
The 21 new contracts bring the total number of contracts awarded to 79 in the four MATOC energy technologies. USACE previously awarded 58 contracts for solar (22), wind (17), biomass (13), and geothermal.
"We are adding these additional companies to those already in the technology pools to ensure we have enough pre-qualified companies ready to submit proposals on task orders as they come up," said Col. Robert Ruch, commander, Huntsville Center.
"Huntsville Center is doing everything we can to ensure task orders for future projects will be awarded as quickly as possible."
The MATOC involves third-party financed renewable energy acquisitions and involves no Army or Department of Defense (DOD) capital, or Military Construction appropriation. The Army or DOD will purchase the power from contractors who own, operate and maintain the generating assets. The MATOC’s total estimated value of $7bn capacity refers to the total dollar value of energy available for purchase under all Power Purchase Agreement task orders for their entire term (up to 30 years).
These contracts will support the Army’s achievement of its congressionally mandated energy goal of 25 percent production of energy (1GW) from renewable sources by 2025, and improving installation energy security and sustainability.
