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2022 Sustainability Plan

Federal Requirements

EMD is responsible for the following NASA Procedural Directives (NPDs) and NASA Procedural Requirements (NPRs) for energy and water management:

NPD 8500.1 NASA Environmental Management
NPR 8570.1 NASA Energy and Water Management Program

NASA complies with Federal requirements regulating energy and water management, including

Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing America’s Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through Federal Sustainability
Energy Act of 2020
Energy Independence & Security Act (EISA 2007)
Energy Policy Act of 2005
National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA)

NASA also implements the requirements of all applicable Executive Orders.

Florida Power and Light’s (FPL) new Discovery Solar Energy Center is a 74.5 megawatt solar site, spanning 491 acres at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The site contains about 250,000 solar panels, and once it’s operational, will produce enough energy to power approximately 15,000 homes. Construction began in spring 2020, and teams expect to have the solar site finished by May 2021. Harnessing energy from the Sun, the panels will not directly power anything at Kennedy, but rather, will send energy directly to FPL’s electricity grid for distribution to existing customers.

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