Base's renewable energy site approved

From left, Col. Gary W. Storey, infrastructure plans branch officer, Marine Corps Installations West; Diane R. Keltner, president, Synergy Electric; Navy Capt. Michael D. Williamson, commanding officer, office in charge of construction, MCI-West; shovels soil on the approved construction site for phase one of the Box Canyon Photovoltaic System, July 1. The system will cost an estimated $9 million that is funded by the American Recovery Restoration Act. The photovoltaic system will be able to produce 1.48 mega watts of renewable energy to the base, which can power nearly 400 homes. The entire project is scheduled to be completed by December.