Indiana

Naval Support Activity Crane

2017

Landlocked 30 miles southwest of Bloomington, Indiana, NAS Crane is the third largest naval facility in the world. The project consists of a 145 acre, 17 MW solar array that is a joint effort between the Navy and Duke Energy which will operate the plant. The electricity produced will be used to power the surrounding community during normal operation, but will be directed inward to help provide critical power to the base during emergency grid outages.

Dr. Simpkins assisted during the early stages of the energy modeling and resiliency analysis.