GSA, Defense Department seeking contractors to provide clean energy

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are looking for contractors to provide carbon free energy (CFE) at federal facilities in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest by 2030.

These procurements would together constitute one of the federal government’s largest-ever clean electricity purchases. Through these procurements, GSA and DoD anticipate seeking approximately 1.1 million and 2.4 million megawatt hours (MWh), respectively, of CFE and associated Energy Attribute Certificates per year, on average.

“We’re working across government to achieve the Biden-Harris administration’s clean energy goals in a way that delivers good jobs, great value for taxpayers, and strengthens healthy, prosperous communities across the country,” GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan said. “GSA is one of the largest buyers of energy, so we’re a steady customer prepared to make long-term investments while using the government’s buying power to spur demand for clean, carbon pollution-free electricity and distribution methods.”

These procurements seek contractors who can provide CFE to federal civilian and defense agencies located in the territory where PJM Interconnection is the regional transmission operator.

“The clean energy transition is a national security imperative. DoD, in partnership with all Federal agencies, is committed to doing its part to accelerate this transition as we collectively strive to meet our clean energy goals,” Brendan Owens, assistant secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, said. “This procurement sets DoD on a path that will strengthen the resilience and reliability of the energy needed to carry out the critical national security missions we execute in the PJM service territory every day.”

PJM coordinates electricity transmission through an area of about 65 million people that includes all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

“President Biden directed the federal government to use its procurement power, as the nation’s largest energy consumer, to support the growth of America’s clean energy industry and clean energy jobs and to do so in ways that are good for our taxpayers and our communities,” said Andrew Mayock, Federal Chief Sustainability Officer in the White House Council on Environmental Quality. “Through our federal demand for locally made clean electricity, we will spur new clean electricity production, which is good for our climate, our economy, and our national security.”

With more than 300,000 buildings and 600,000 vehicles, the federal government is the nation’s largest energy consumer. The Federal Sustainability Plan seeks to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 by transitioning to zero-emission vehicles, energy efficient buildings, and CFE. In particular, the government seeks to transition to 100 percent CFE by 2030.

The awards will be made at the end of this year.

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