Emergency Power Generators Used and Managed Inefficiently by Department of Defense

LCD-77-406 Published: May 20, 1977. Publicly Released: May 20, 1977.

Highlights

The Department of Defense (DOD) needs to make improvements in the management and use of the emergency power generators, which provide backup power for vital DOD facilities, such as hospitals, if normal power sources fail.

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Full Report (40 pages)

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Chuck Young

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Topics

Government Operations

Electric power generationEquipment managementMilitary basesMilitary facilitiesPower transmissionPowerplantsPrioritizingMilitary forcesEmergency generatorsHospitals