WEBVTT 00:00.629 --> 00:02.796 The following is a message from Marine 00:02.796 --> 00:03.796 Corps Energy 00:16.270 --> 00:18.229 in October 2020 Marine Corps Air 00:18.239 --> 00:20.128 Station , Cherry Point launched a 00:20.128 --> 00:22.350 utility energy services contract or U E 00:22.350 --> 00:24.850 S C aimed at improving energy security . 00:24.860 --> 00:26.749 Over the next few years , the air 00:26.749 --> 00:28.971 station conducted massive upgrades at a 00:28.971 --> 00:30.804 number of different facilities , 00:30.804 --> 00:32.860 streamlining operations , increasing 00:32.860 --> 00:34.749 efficiency and even shrinking its 00:34.749 --> 00:38.720 carbon footprint . Hello , 00:38.729 --> 00:40.951 I'm Colonel Burkes , commanding Officer 00:40.951 --> 00:43.007 of Marine Corps Air Station . Cherry 00:43.007 --> 00:45.810 Point in 2019 , we broke ground to 00:45.819 --> 00:47.986 enhance the energy security of the air 00:47.986 --> 00:50.520 station . We've completed the first of 00:50.529 --> 00:52.696 many energy projects to better posture 00:52.700 --> 00:54.922 Marine Corps Air Station . Cherry Point 00:54.922 --> 00:56.978 to support readiness sustainment and 00:56.978 --> 00:59.033 the quality of life of our operating 00:59.033 --> 01:01.759 forces and supported commands in making 01:01.770 --> 01:03.869 ourselves more energy efficient . We 01:03.880 --> 01:05.824 reduce our requirements for energy 01:05.824 --> 01:08.169 resources and ensure that in extremists , 01:08.180 --> 01:11.319 we can maintain critical operations in 01:11.330 --> 01:13.910 order to enhance power projection and 01:13.919 --> 01:16.030 the sustainment of our war fighters . 01:16.030 --> 01:18.252 We must continue to seek new and better 01:18.252 --> 01:20.197 ways to improve the installation's 01:20.197 --> 01:21.308 energy resilience . 01:24.839 --> 01:26.950 If you've never heard of Marine Corps 01:26.950 --> 01:28.950 Air Station , Cherry Point , you'll 01:28.950 --> 01:30.783 find it in Craven County , North 01:30.783 --> 01:32.728 Carolina near the city of Havelock 01:33.930 --> 01:36.260 established in 1941 and commissioned 01:36.269 --> 01:38.491 the following year . The air station is 01:38.491 --> 01:40.713 home to the second marine aircraft wing 01:40.713 --> 01:42.769 and its subordinate units along with 01:42.769 --> 01:44.825 fleet readiness center East , one of 01:44.825 --> 01:46.991 the largest technical employers in the 01:46.991 --> 01:50.080 State of North Carolina . Since World 01:50.089 --> 01:52.200 war II , the air station has provided 01:52.200 --> 01:54.200 country and cop with a combat ready 01:54.200 --> 01:56.449 aerial striking force . Over its 01:56.459 --> 01:58.626 decades of operation , the air station 01:58.626 --> 02:00.515 has served as a critical training 02:00.515 --> 02:02.292 resource for aviators bound for 02:02.292 --> 02:04.515 multiple deployments around the globe . 02:04.515 --> 02:06.681 Its extensive airfield system has even 02:06.681 --> 02:08.459 made it suitable to serve as an 02:08.459 --> 02:10.515 alternate emergency landing site for 02:10.515 --> 02:12.403 space shuttles launched from Cape 02:12.403 --> 02:15.869 Canaveral security . It's 02:15.880 --> 02:17.602 critical for a cherry point in 02:17.602 --> 02:19.547 achieving its mission as a premier 02:19.547 --> 02:22.460 master jet base supply and combat ready 02:22.470 --> 02:25.880 aerial strike force . We achieve energy 02:25.889 --> 02:27.945 security through the three pillars , 02:27.945 --> 02:31.720 reliability , resiliency and efficiency . 02:32.520 --> 02:35.220 Our marines and sailors count on us 02:35.229 --> 02:37.619 providing energy that's both reliable 02:37.630 --> 02:39.352 and resilient to achieve their 02:39.352 --> 02:41.574 operational and training requirements . 02:41.574 --> 02:44.110 And we need to , we need to achieve the 02:44.119 --> 02:46.460 efficiency to be good stewards of both 02:46.470 --> 02:48.248 our financial and environmental 02:48.248 --> 02:51.669 resources . A utility energy services 02:51.679 --> 02:54.380 contract or U E S C represents a 02:54.389 --> 02:56.556 collaboration between the military and 02:56.559 --> 02:58.559 a private utility to develop energy 02:58.559 --> 03:01.550 projects aboard an installation under A 03:01.559 --> 03:04.029 U E S C . An installation defines a 03:04.039 --> 03:06.261 scope of work which is then passed to a 03:06.261 --> 03:08.240 public utility which makes an 03:08.250 --> 03:10.250 assessment and proposes ways it can 03:10.250 --> 03:12.089 fulfill the requirements . The 03:12.100 --> 03:14.267 installation then decides which course 03:14.267 --> 03:17.619 or courses of action to pursue U E S E 03:17.679 --> 03:19.735 s can include work on infrastructure 03:19.735 --> 03:22.570 related to electricity , water or both 03:22.729 --> 03:24.896 with performance periods extending for 03:24.896 --> 03:26.570 a maximum of 25 years 03:28.199 --> 03:31.820 condensed . It's simply an opportunity 03:31.830 --> 03:34.830 for the utility company to come in 03:35.300 --> 03:38.949 using their expertise to point out ways 03:38.960 --> 03:41.720 that cherry point can use energy more 03:41.729 --> 03:45.419 effectively and provide resilient and 03:45.429 --> 03:49.199 efficient mechanical , electrical and 03:49.210 --> 03:51.210 water distribution equipment . 03:54.289 --> 03:56.940 The US makes us a good neighbor to the 03:56.949 --> 04:00.070 community as a whole in that we're able 04:00.080 --> 04:02.119 to reduce our carbon footprint and 04:02.130 --> 04:04.910 reduce the amount of energy that we 04:04.919 --> 04:07.679 require every kilowatt that we don't 04:07.690 --> 04:09.801 utilize . Here at Cherry Point is one 04:09.801 --> 04:12.179 less that needs to be produced by Duke 04:12.190 --> 04:15.229 Energy . Cherry Point , U E S C 04:15.240 --> 04:17.450 consisted of five energy conservation 04:17.459 --> 04:20.339 measures or E C MS covering a variety 04:20.350 --> 04:23.489 of areas including lighting , water , H 04:23.500 --> 04:26.529 VAC controls and electrical upgrades . 04:28.260 --> 04:31.690 Lighting is especially important to 04:31.700 --> 04:35.609 this US C because you have to pay 04:35.619 --> 04:37.786 for all this work that's done with the 04:37.786 --> 04:40.540 energy savings . The primary vehicle 04:40.549 --> 04:43.899 that finances this U E S C 04:44.149 --> 04:47.089 is the lighting improvements . Lighting 04:47.100 --> 04:48.878 upgrades alone , reduce the air 04:48.878 --> 04:51.044 stations base electrical load by about 04:51.044 --> 04:54.920 1.5 megawatts or around 5% . The 04:54.929 --> 04:56.818 lighting upgrades spanned the air 04:56.818 --> 04:58.890 station replacing more than 30,000 04:58.899 --> 05:01.059 fixtures and lamps altogether in both 05:01.070 --> 05:04.220 indoor and outdoor settings , aging 05:04.230 --> 05:06.286 lights were replaced with new energy 05:06.286 --> 05:08.779 efficient led S which not only deliver 05:08.790 --> 05:11.059 higher quality light but also boast an 05:11.070 --> 05:13.600 average service life of 20 years , more 05:13.609 --> 05:15.609 than double the 7 to 8 years of the 05:15.609 --> 05:18.670 existing fixtures . One of the things 05:18.679 --> 05:22.350 that was particularly noteworthy is 05:22.359 --> 05:25.980 that in the boiler plant , it's been 05:25.989 --> 05:28.690 written up as a safety hazard for 2 to 05:28.700 --> 05:32.230 3 years and we were able to go in 05:32.239 --> 05:36.200 and significantly improve both 05:36.209 --> 05:39.320 energy efficiency and operator safety 05:39.329 --> 05:40.385 in that building . 05:42.989 --> 05:44.959 Another major focus area was water 05:44.970 --> 05:47.660 efficiency along with installing over 05:47.670 --> 05:50.470 4000 water conservation fixtures across 05:50.480 --> 05:53.059 the installation . This E C M also saw 05:53.070 --> 05:55.299 major upgrades to the M CS Cherry Point 05:55.309 --> 05:57.531 Waste water treatment plant and related 05:57.531 --> 06:00.549 systems . The most substantial upgrades 06:00.559 --> 06:02.503 took place at the wastewater plant 06:02.503 --> 06:04.726 itself , eliminating the use of potable 06:04.726 --> 06:06.726 water from the treatment process in 06:06.726 --> 06:08.837 favor of reclaimed water . One of the 06:08.837 --> 06:12.190 major benefits of this project is we've 06:12.200 --> 06:15.459 expanded the use of reclaimed water at 06:15.470 --> 06:18.100 the waste water treatment plant in the 06:18.109 --> 06:20.820 process of wastewater treatment . We 06:20.829 --> 06:24.440 previously used domestic water . Uh in 06:24.450 --> 06:27.170 that process , we've eliminated that 06:27.179 --> 06:30.380 usage and now we use the reclaim water 06:30.390 --> 06:32.890 which is essentially uh water that's 06:32.899 --> 06:34.970 been treated at the plant before it 06:34.980 --> 06:38.510 goes uh before it's discharged to the 06:38.519 --> 06:41.630 Noose River . That savings is seven 06:41.640 --> 06:44.820 million gallons of domestic water each 06:44.829 --> 06:47.880 month . Along with improving the 06:47.890 --> 06:50.010 efficiency of water and energy usage 06:50.019 --> 06:51.829 work under the U E S E also 06:51.839 --> 06:53.561 significantly improved the air 06:53.561 --> 06:55.117 station's remote monitoring 06:55.117 --> 06:57.339 capabilities along with improvements to 06:57.350 --> 06:59.461 the waste water conveyance system . A 06:59.461 --> 07:01.183 primary focus area was the air 07:01.183 --> 07:03.709 station's building controls . Cherry 07:03.720 --> 07:06.890 Point is unique in the fact that unlike 07:06.899 --> 07:10.480 other bases , we treat our own waste 07:10.489 --> 07:13.450 water before it's discharged to the 07:13.459 --> 07:15.380 Noose River . Part of our 07:15.390 --> 07:19.029 responsibility in doing that 07:19.040 --> 07:21.950 water treatment is we have to monitor 07:21.959 --> 07:24.579 each of the lift stations which are 07:24.589 --> 07:28.440 areas that collect sewage and then pump 07:28.450 --> 07:30.230 it back towards the wastewater 07:30.239 --> 07:32.600 treatment plant . They're remotely 07:32.609 --> 07:36.579 located all across Cherry 0.74 07:36.589 --> 07:40.339 of them and each of them required one 07:40.350 --> 07:42.820 of our workers to go out and visually 07:42.829 --> 07:46.470 inspect . This project is 07:46.480 --> 07:49.920 installing a wireless network that 07:49.929 --> 07:53.500 monitors those lift stations across the 07:53.510 --> 07:57.450 air station and eliminates the need 07:57.459 --> 08:00.920 to have a manual visual inspection . In 08:00.929 --> 08:02.762 other words , we can see whether 08:02.762 --> 08:04.818 they're operational , we can see the 08:04.818 --> 08:08.059 level in each of the collection areas 08:08.070 --> 08:11.130 so that uh if there is an issue , there 08:11.140 --> 08:13.760 will be an alarm in the water treatment 08:13.769 --> 08:16.549 plant so that then it can be addressed 08:16.559 --> 08:18.829 without having to have a daily 08:18.839 --> 08:22.200 inspection upgrades to the air 08:22.209 --> 08:24.709 station's aging direct digital controls 08:24.720 --> 08:27.470 or D DC . Substantially improve Cherry 08:27.480 --> 08:29.536 Point's ability to monitor buildings 08:29.536 --> 08:31.202 across the installation . The 08:31.202 --> 08:33.258 improvements brought the system into 08:33.258 --> 08:35.424 compliance with the O D cyber security 08:35.424 --> 08:37.536 requirements while also significantly 08:37.536 --> 08:39.758 improving the installation's ability to 08:39.758 --> 08:41.980 monitor buildings and identify issues . 09:07.510 --> 09:09.677 The upgraded software can provide at a 09:09.677 --> 09:11.343 glance overviews of an entire 09:11.343 --> 09:12.343 installation 09:15.530 --> 09:17.586 or more specific information about a 09:17.586 --> 09:21.130 building , a 09:21.140 --> 09:24.510 floor , a room 09:26.020 --> 09:28.131 or even a single piece of equipment , 09:29.950 --> 09:32.090 authorized users may also adjust 09:32.099 --> 09:33.932 conditions when needed which can 09:33.932 --> 09:36.043 improve occupant comfort and simplify 09:36.043 --> 09:37.043 load management . 09:47.780 --> 09:50.890 The work done under this U C continued 09:51.289 --> 09:54.750 a 20 year program of upgrading our 09:54.760 --> 09:57.809 electrical distribution and as we move 09:57.820 --> 10:01.140 forward into the future , it's the next 10:01.150 --> 10:04.239 step . I would just say that I think 10:04.250 --> 10:06.361 the U E C has been a great success in 10:06.361 --> 10:08.583 achieving our goals for both efficiency 10:08.583 --> 10:12.429 and resiliency . And we're very eager 10:12.440 --> 10:15.609 to get moving as fast as we can on U 10:15.880 --> 10:18.510 C . Number two , working through that 10:18.520 --> 10:20.464 preliminary assessment of the Duke 10:20.464 --> 10:22.520 Energy , all the expertise that they 10:22.520 --> 10:24.631 provide . And then looking forward to 10:24.631 --> 10:27.419 some of these improvements from U E E 10:27.429 --> 10:29.320 number two , with micro electric 10:29.330 --> 10:32.159 vehicle charging stations increased 10:32.169 --> 10:34.760 resiliency to our electrical systems 10:34.849 --> 10:38.070 and then also some decentralization of 10:38.080 --> 10:42.010 our steam . Now this U E S 10:42.020 --> 10:43.964 C is just entering its performance 10:43.964 --> 10:46.187 period , but the air station is already 10:46.187 --> 10:48.353 seeing substantial improvements in its 10:48.353 --> 10:50.576 use of both electricity and water . And 10:50.576 --> 10:52.798 there's more every day for questions or 10:52.798 --> 10:52.520 comments about this or any other energy 10:52.530 --> 10:54.586 projects happening at Cherry Point , 10:54.586 --> 10:56.808 contact the communications strategy and 10:56.808 --> 10:57.809 operations office . Thanks for watching .