Command's energy plan focuses on stewardship, compliance Published Feb. 17, 2012 Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs Report WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Command officials released the 2012 Air Force Materiel Command Energy Stewardship Campaign Plan to the AFMC workforce Jan. 25, 2012, highlighting for the second year in a row the command's vision of making energy conservation a priority. "The energy installation plan lays out what's imperative to the command and provides direction as to where we need to be headed," said Paul Parker, AFMC Director of Communications, Installations and Mission Support. The plan, approved by AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman on Jan. 19, 2012, focuses on energy stewardship, compliance and emerging energy programs within the command. These areas build upon last year's spotlight on energy consumption, an increase in energy diversity, and the decrease of dependence through the use of renewable energy. The command's ESCP plays an especially significant role, according to Parker, given that the nature of AFMC's work results in it being one of the Air Force's largest consumers of energy. With this in mind, the ESCP outlines a command vision of "promoting energy stewardship by ensuring all personnel make energy conservation a priority, as we collectively work to achieve energy assurance through cutting-edge renewable energy source research and supply diversification." The 2012 ESCP focus areas broaden the scope of energy conservation via facility energy within laboratories, hospitals, data centers and industrial environments. Additionally, the plan further encourages research into aviation-related energy-saving technology. The three pillars of the Air Force Energy Program -- Change the Culture through Smarter Decisions, Increase Supply through Cleaner Sources, and Reduce Demand through Leaner Installations -- further reflect this vision. "This can only be achieved if each and every person in AFMC makes energy a consideration in all they do," Parker said. The 2011 ESCP focus on energy consumption, energy diversity, and renewable energy yielded results that made strides toward achieving this vision. In Fiscal Year 2011, for example, AFMC reduced energy intensity by 3.8 percent, and had 9 percent of its electricity coming from renewable sources. Both moved toward accomplishing energy requirements in advance of future deadlines, as outlined by federal legislation. The development of future energy plans will continue annually, said Parker, in order to "guide AFMC personnel into actionable ways of achieving the vision."