Dedicated BTM Power For Defense Installations And Mission-Critical Loads
Dedicated 100 to 300 MW on-site for defense installations and mission-critical loads. Island-mode capable. EUL, PPA, ESPC, UESC, and ERCIP acquisition pathways.
Grid power is a mission liability when restoration may be slow, partial, or unavailable. Dedicated on-site generation puts installation power under your control instead of a utility's restoration sequence.
For defense installations and the critical defense industrial base, grid power is a mission liability. The grid was not designed for installation resilience standards, mission-critical uptime, or contested scenarios where utility restoration may be slow, partial, or unavailable. Dedicated on-site generation converts power from a shared, exposed network into installation-controlled infrastructure - sized in modular 10 MW RICE units for fast ramp, native N+2, and rolling maintenance, or as combined-cycle gas turbine plants where high-efficiency steady baseload best fits the mission profile. CHP is available where beneficial.
- Target delivery
- Power online approximately 24 months after Notice to Proceed, subject to permitting, interconnect scope, acquisition pathway (EUL, PPA, or direct), and final engineering. Initial capacity is targeted to come online in Q3 2028.
- Core operating principle
- On-site generation, battery energy storage, and intelligent control systems work together to continuously balance customer demand while delivering very high reliability, power quality, and operational flexibility.
Proof Stack
Modular resilience built for mission assurance
Modular 10 MW RICE units deliver native N+2 redundancy with no single-machine concentration. Combined-cycle gas turbine architectures are available where steady high-efficiency baseload best fits the mission. Both topologies support island operation, segmented MV distribution, A and B demarcation at the POD, UPS-backed controls power, and black start.
CHP available where beneficial
Combined heat and power can be added without retrofit risk - capturing waste heat for billeting, hangar operations, maintenance shops, dining facilities, and other thermal loads where utilization economics justify it.
Cyber-isolated control architecture
Optional cyber-isolated control systems with network segmentation and hardened interfaces, tailored to installation OT security expectations and aligned to NIST SP 800-82 guidance for industrial control systems.
Proof, Not Vibes
Leadership team with experience commissioning 10+ GW across large-scale power assets. See past experience →
Who Is This For
This is a fit when grid dependence is a mission risk, when utility restoration cannot be relied on, or when installation resilience requirements exceed what shared infrastructure can provide.
- Defense installations with mission-critical loads where grid-only supply is operationally untenable
- Critical defense industrial base manufacturers facing schedule, uptime, or supply-chain pressure
- Federal R&D facilities, national laboratories, and joint test ranges with concentrated electrical loads
- Combatant command nodes and joint bases requiring island-mode capability and predictable restoration
- Installations with stable thermal demand where optional CHP lowers total energy cost over the contract life
- Mission planners who need a defined POD boundary and contractable performance terms instead of utility-average reliability
- Programs evaluating EUL, PPA, ESPC, UESC, ERCIP, or direct procurement structures and need a developer that can speak to all of them
If installation resilience and grid risk are blocking your mission timeline, Request Capacity Availability.
You'll get a clear answer on fit, next steps, and what information we need to propose terms.
What You Get
Modular generation engineered for island operation
Capacity is structured around your installation load shape and mission profile. Modular 10 MW RICE units support phased capacity, rolling maintenance, and native N+2 without single-machine concentration. Combined-cycle plants are used where steady high-efficiency baseload is the better fit. Both architectures are designed to operate islanded from the utility when the grid is unavailable.
Mission-grade availability that is defined and enforceable
We structure availability terms at the POD with explicit definitions for outage hours, planned maintenance, exclusions, and remedies suitable for federal acquisition review. This turns reliability from a marketing claim into a contractable commitment your contracting officer and resilience program can underwrite.
A and B demarcation at the POD
The technical and commercial demarcation is defined at the POD, including voltage, protection responsibilities, metering, and routing assumptions that support concurrently maintainable A and B distribution inside the installation.
CHP available where beneficial
Sites can be engineered so combined heat and power is added later without retrofit risk. For installations with stable thermal demand - billeting, hangars, maintenance shops, dining, central heating - this is a real economic lever and a path to higher energy security per dollar.
Cyber-isolated controls and OT security alignment
Optional cyber-isolated control architectures with network segmentation, hardened interfaces, and physical separation from installation IT networks. Designed to align with NIST SP 800-82 guidance and Section 889 supply-chain expectations. Specific compliance scope is determined per acquisition pathway.
Black start and predictable re-energization
Restoration procedures are defined, and black start capability supports controlled restart after major events - critical for installations that cannot wait on utility-system-wide restoration sequencing.
Fuel security and dual-fuel optionality
On-site fuel storage strategy, pipeline redundancy where available, and dual-fuel configurations are planned to reduce fuel-supply single points of failure during contingency operations.
Procurement-grade documentation aligned to federal acquisition pathways
Clear POD boundary definition, metering approach, SLA framework, permitting plan, and milestone schedule formatted for EUL, PPA, ESPC, UESC, ERCIP, or direct-procurement review. Credit-backed milestones structured to match federal contracting expectations.
Supply-chain posture aligned to FAR and DFARS
Supply chain, equipment sourcing, and subcontracting plans are structured with FAR and DFARS expectations in mind, including Buy American Act, Berry Amendment where applicable, Trade Agreements Act, and Section 889 prohibitions on covered telecommunications and OT components.
Note: We do not claim a DoD Authorization to Operate, FedRAMP authorization, specific UFC certification, or CMMC certification at this time. Authorization scope, supply-chain compliance documentation, and facility-level certification are determined per installation, acquisition pathway, and contract scope. We design and document the dedicated power supply boundary to support installation resilience standards including UFC 3-540-08 and DoDI 4170.11 expectations when paired with your facility-side controls, continuity strategy, and certified components.
Process + Timeline
Share MW need, mission criticality, target go-live, redundancy expectations, and site constraints. We confirm fit and the critical schedule drivers.
Align on POD boundary, A and B expectations, electrical integration, cyber isolation requirements, and availability measurement approach.
Confirm permitting path, acquisition pathway (EUL, PPA, ESPC, UESC, ERCIP, or direct), interconnect scope assumptions, and site constraints that affect schedule (noise, water, air, environmental review, community requirements).
Issue term sheet and capacity reservation with defined milestones, credit expectations, SLA framework, and supply-chain compliance scope.
Finalize engineering, long-lead procurement, commissioning test plan, operational readiness program, and SLA reporting infrastructure aligned to federal contracting requirements.
Build, commission, and operate with defined maintenance planning, incident response, and performance reporting.
Common Questions (Defense)
Below are the most common questions from installation energy offices, defense industrial base operators, and federal contracting teams. Each answer is framed around the specific problem it solves.
Strategy, Schedule, & Architecture
Grid dependence on installations where mission cannot tolerate outage
Outages, voltage instability, curtailments, and unpredictable utility restoration create mission risk. BTM with island capability turns power into installation-controlled infrastructure so availability is engineered, not inherited.
What about schedule risk when utility upgrades are the critical path?
BTM reduces dependence on multi-year transmission and substation upgrades. Schedule is driven by permitting, interconnect scope, and equipment lead times surfaced early.
How we handle what N+2 actually means in modular topology
With modular 10 MW RICE units, the project is designed so the installation can sustain its contracted delivery even with two engines out of service, subject to defined operating conditions and agreed outage classifications. N+2 is a topology, not a slogan.
On when CCGT is the better fit than modular RICE
For very large, steady-state mission loads, combined-cycle gas turbine plants deliver high thermal efficiency at scale. We size and propose architecture against your actual load shape rather than forcing one technology onto every site.
What about fast growth ramps for emerging mission loads?
Whether the new load is AI compute, additive manufacturing, electronic warfare ranges, or directed-energy test infrastructure, generation blocks and operating protocols are aligned to the actual ramp rather than nameplate assumptions.
Operations, Reliability, & Security
Single-point-failure concerns
Modular generation, segmented MV architecture, protection coordination, essential UPS-backed controls power, and a critical spares strategy reduce single points of failure across both electrical and mechanical systems.
What about A and B feed planning at the boundary?
A and B demarcation expectations are defined at the POD, including protection responsibilities, routing assumptions, and metering, so installation distribution can remain concurrently maintainable.
On planned maintenance conflict
Planned maintenance windows and notice requirements are defined in advance and coordinated around operational tempo. Modular RICE topology supports rolling maintenance, so individual engines can be serviced without taking installation power offline.
Curtailment exposure
Curtailment rights, settlement rules, and availability accounting are defined contractually rather than inherited from utility tariffs.
What about incident response uncertainty?
Operational playbooks define triage, escalation, restoration targets, communications, and reporting aligned to SLA terms so the installation team knows exactly what happens at 2 a.m.
How we handle black start and re-energization
Restoration procedures are defined, and black start capability supports controlled restart after major events, including utility-side blackouts and predictable commissioning and re-commissioning behavior.
On fuel security and on-site storage
Fuel-supply strategy includes pipeline redundancy where available, on-site storage planning, and dual-fuel configurations as appropriate to the mission contingency profile.
Cyber-isolated controls aligned to OT security
Optional cyber-isolated control architectures segregate plant controls from installation IT networks, with hardened interfaces and Section 889 supply-chain awareness on covered components.
What about spares and service lead times?
A critical spares and replenishment strategy is planned, aligned to vendor service response. Modular RICE topology means individual engines are smaller, more interchangeable, and faster to replace than large frame turbines - reducing mean time to recovery.
Commercial, Permitting, & Federal Acquisition
How we handle the gap between marketing uptime and contractable uptime
We define an SLA at the POD with availability math, outage hour definitions, planned maintenance windows, exclusions, and remedies suitable for federal acquisition review.
How we handle fuel price volatility
Pricing can be fixed, indexed, capped, collared, or hedged depending on how you want to allocate fuel and basis risk inside the offtake.
On who owns what risk at the POD
The POD demarcation defines equipment responsibility, protection responsibility, outage classification, and communications requirements so there is no ambiguity in performance accounting.
Expansion staging without stranding early phases
Modular 10 MW units let capacity grow with the mission. You can match commitments to real load growth and avoid overbuying early.
How we handle community impact and local stakeholder pressure
Noise, traffic, water, and local impact planning are addressed early. Project disclosures and stakeholder engagement reduce late-stage schedule disruption around base-adjacent communities.
On environmental compliance planning gaps
Permitting scope, monitoring, and reporting are planned early. Compliance responsibilities are defined to avoid late-stage surprises during NEPA, air permitting, or installation environmental review.
EUL, PPA, ESPC, UESC, ERCIP, and direct-procurement structuring
We can speak to multiple federal contracting pathways and structure terms to match the acquisition vehicle the installation, MAJCOM, or service-level energy office prefers, rather than forcing one structure onto the site.
What about Buy American and DFARS supply-chain expectations?
Equipment sourcing and subcontracting plans are structured with Buy American Act, Berry Amendment where applicable, Trade Agreements Act, and Section 889 in mind, with documentation suitable for contracting-officer review.
How we handle diligence friction
Clear POD boundary, metering approach, SLA framework, permitting plan, supply-chain compliance scope, and milestone schedule are packaged for installation energy offices, contracting officers, and federal review.
Closing Summary
Smartland Energy develops dedicated on-site power for defense installations, defense industrial base manufacturers, and federal mission facilities that need installation resilience, schedule certainty, and mission-grade availability when grid-only supply is a mission liability. Our core offering is sized in modular 10 MW RICE units for fast ramp, native N+2, and rolling maintenance, with combined-cycle gas turbine architectures available where steady high-efficiency baseload best fits the mission. CHP is available where beneficial, with optional cyber-isolated controls tailored to installation requirements.