Energy Security: How Fort Knox Learned to Create Self-Sustaining Power
Fort Knox, best known for its gold depository, has recently become a model of energy security by building a decentralized, self-sustaining power system. Over two decades, military installation pivoted from wind and solar power after Kentucky proved unsuitable for the technology — now it’s found success with geothermal energy and a natural gas-powered microgrid.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the automated system optimizes energy use, cutting costs by hundreds of thousands annually, while recovered heat powers absorption chillers for free air conditioning.
