The Army's efforts to increase energy efficiency have yielded key advancements of late, but the service is committed to doing even more, according to its secretary. In an Aug. 11 speech at an Energy Department event in Providence, RI, Eric Fanning highlighted "several signposts of success," from reduced energy consumption to creation of energy plants that provide secure power for Army installations. Fanning recalled that President Obama directed federal agencies "to achieve $4 billion in energy savings performance contracts across...