Well someone in the Pentagon is thinking green. The Air Force is breaking ground on a new 15-megawatt install at Nellis Air Force Base outside of Las Vegas. It will generate 25% of the needed electricity in the peak summer months. It is a 70,000 panel array and will take up 140 acres. That is a lot of glass.

PowerLight is building the site and MMA Renewable Ventures is going to fund it. I find it slightly odd that they are using outside financing for this...guess all the Air Force cash is being burned (literally) elsewhere.

here is the official press release.