National Security: Key Stats

  • 10 KW: Amount of electricity the military’s largest solar installation in New Mexico will produce each year (Source: Yahoo News, http://yhoo.it/Wqrmgu)
  • 100%: Even if the U.S. could produce all its oil, Americans would be vulnerable to global price fluctuations based on supply disruptions in unstable regions. (Source: American Security Project, http://bit.ly/XEYR01)
  • 2016: The year the Air Forces wants use alternative fuels for 50% of domestic aviation needs (Source: American Security Project, http://bit.ly/YtvFG4)
  • 381%: Increase in the Department of Defense’s fuel costs between 2005 and 2011. (Source: Congressional Research Service, http://bit.ly/LsFuks)
  • Supersonic: The speed an Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet flew on a 50-50 blend of traditional fuel and biofuel made from camelina, a dedicated energy crop grown in the United States. (Source: U.S. Air Force, http://bit.ly/dZ3JRq)
  • 1 out of 8: Number of U.S. Army casualties in Iraq resulting from protecting fuel convoys. (Source: CNN, http://cnnmon.ie/n0ajz1)
  • $17 billion: Amount Department of Defense – the largest single consumer of liquid fuels in the world – spent on fuel for military operations in FY2011. (Source: Congressional Research Service, http://bit.ly/14UyPZ2)
  • 50%: Percentage of algae-based biofuels in fuel used to power the U.S. Navy Frigate USS Ford in March 2012. (Source: Honeywell, http://bit.ly/Lor1UM)
  • $1.3 billion: Additional cost to Department of Defense when oil prices rise by $10. Nearly equal to entire procurement budget for the U.S. Marines. (Source: CNA Military Advisory Board, http://bit.ly/Ld34Sh)
  • 7,000: Number of megawatts of solar energy that can be generated on military installation rooftops in the Mojave Desert. (Source: US Department of Defense, http://bit.ly/LreMXt)
  • 13.2 billion: Number of gallons of ethanol produced in the U.S. in 2012. (Source: American Security Project, http://bit.ly/XEYR01)
  • 50%: Amount of U.S. Navy’s energy consumption to come from renewable sources by 2020. (Source: U.S. Navy, http://1.usa.gov/cqpPV8)
  • 25%: Amount of Department of Defense energy to be provided by renewables by 2025. (Source: U.S. Department of Defense, http://bit.ly/jvaGS3)
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