- advanced-biofuel-powered vehicle
includes a vehicle that uses a fuel described in section 9001(3)(A) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101(3)(A)).
- availability
means the availability of required energy at a stated instant of time or over a stated period of time for a specific purpose.
- biogas
means biogas as such term is used in section 211(o)(1)(B)(ii)(V) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(B)(ii)(V)).
- biomass
has the meaning given the term “renewable biomass” in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)).
- black start exercise
means an exercise in which delivery of energy provided from off an installation is terminated before backup generation assets on the installation are turned on.
- contested logistics environment
means an environment in which the armed forces engage in conflict with an adversary that presents challenges in all domains and directly targets logistics operations, facilities, and activities in the United States, abroad, or in transit from one location to the other.
- covered data center
means a data center of the Department of Defense that—
- covered nontactical vehicle
means any vehicle—
- covered project
means a project connected to a Department of Defense Information Network for which funds are made available under this section.
- defined fuel source
means any of the following:
- drop-in fuel
means a neat or blended liquid hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct replacement for a traditional fuel with comparable performance characteristics and compatible with existing infrastructure and equipment.
- energy
means electricity, natural gas, steam, chilled water, and heated water.
- energy-efficient maintenance
includes—
- hydrogen-powered vehicle
means a vehicle that uses hydrogen as the main source of motive power, either through a fuel cell or internal combustion.
- installation
has the meaning given the term “military installation” in section 2801(c)(4) of this title.
- microgrid
means an integrated energy system consisting of interconnected loads and energy resources that, if necessary, can be removed from the local utility grid and function as an integrated, stand-alone system.
- operational energy
means the energy required for training, moving, and sustaining military forces and weapons platforms for military operations.
- operational energy cost savings
means the monetary savings achieved through measures to reduce energy expenditures relative to the amount that would have been necessary to sustain an equivalent level of capability in the absence of such measures.
- petroleum
means natural or synthetic crude, blends of natural or synthetic crude, and products refined or derived from natural or synthetic crude or from such blends.
- renewable energy source
means energy generated from renewable sources, including the following:
- traditional fuel
means a liquid hydrocarbon fuel derived or refined from petroleum.