Defense infrastructure, additional data and guidance needed for alternatively financed energy projects : report to congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Rules and practice--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense--Finance--Evaluation.

United States. Department of Defense.

Military bases--Energy conservation--United States--Costs--Evaluation.

Military bases.

Military bases--Energy consumption--United States--Costs--Evaluation.

United States--Armed Forces--Energy conservation--Costs--Evaluation.

United States--Armed Forces--Energy consumption--Costs--Evaluation.

United States--Armed Forces--Finance--Evaluation.

Finance--Evaluation.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 57 pages)

Other Title:

Additional data and guidance needed for alternatively financed energy projects

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2017.

Summary:

"DOD, the largest energy consumer in the federal government, has been addressing its power needs by diversifying its power resources, reducing demand, and implementing conservation projects. To address its goals for energy projects, DOD also has been using alternative financing from private-sector contracts rather than relying solely on annual federal appropriations to fund projects upfront. The House and Senate reports accompanying their respective bills for the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 included provisions that GAO review DOD's alternatively financed energy projects. This report (1) evaluates the military services' use of alternative financing arrangements since 2005 and data collected and provided to DOD on those projects; (2) assesses reported project savings and verification of reported performance, and (3) describes benefits and disadvantages and potential other costs of using alternative financing rather than up-front appropriations. GAO analyzed and reviewed DOD data, relevant guidance, and project documentation; interviewed cognizant officials; and reviewed a nongeneralizable sample of projects"--Preliminary page.

Contents:

Background

The military services have used alternative financing for hundreds of energy projects since 2005, but have not collected and provided complete and accurate data to DOD

DOD reported savings on selected energy projects, but the military services have not consistently verified project performance

The military services identified benefits and disadvantages, as well as potential other costs, of using alternative financing for selected energy projects

Conclusions.

Notes:

"June 2017."

"GAO-17-461."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource, PDF version; title from cover (GAO web site, viewed August 28, 2017).

OCLC:

990803160