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Lawmakers press services on microgrids, operational energy and installation resilience after extreme weather
Summary
Members pressed service leaders on microgrid investments, operational energy and protections for bases after weather‑related losses to civilian grids; witnesses highlighted microgrid pilots, cyber‑hardening and interest in emerging small nuclear reactors for isolated sites.
WASHINGTON — Subcommittee members pressed military witnesses about installation resilience after storms, grid failures and the risks those events pose to readiness.
Representative McElfreth told the panel that bases are increasingly vulnerable and asked what the services are doing to achieve energy independence. General Mahoney and other witnesses cited…
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