North America / Commercial & demonstration

Indian Head NWC

Organizations, planners, suppliers, equipment, controls, and reported system specifications—with source-level citations.

CoverageDetailed public record
Named organizations5
System facts2
Sources reviewed4
Last researched2026-07-19

The historical planning record aligns with Naval Support Facility Indian Head's decentralized energy modernization: a gas-fired cogeneration plant, nodal steam plants, and upgraded electric distribution. Public sources do not identify a dedicated microgrid-controller model.

Research status
Decentralized energy system operational; historical microgrid classification not independently confirmed
Historical classification
Military
Reported capacity
See component specifications
Coordinates
38.59850, -77.17047
Evidence note: “Every company” cannot be proven from public material alone. This page lists every organization found in the recovered record and reviewed sources, preserves unknown roles, and explicitly marks undisclosed controller or equipment details.

Project delivery

Who was involved in Indian Head NWC?

5 publicly identified organizations. Where a recovered source named a participant without explaining its work, the role remains explicitly unspecified.

Organization

Defense Logistics Agency Energy

Electric utility privatization contracting partner [4]

Organization

NAVFAC Washington

Client and facilities delivery authority [3][4]

Organization

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO)

Electric utility-system owner under a 50-year privatization contract awarded in 2023 [4]

Organization

U.S. Department of the Navy

Installation and energy-system owner [2]

Organization

Wiley|Wilson

Steam and electrical distribution design services [3]

System evidence

Reported capacity and specifications

Values can describe different project phases or components. Source citations are attached to each figure so discrepancies remain visible.

Gas cogeneration
4.6 MW Strauss Plant [3]
Nodal steam plants
Seven natural-gas plants ranging from 200 hp to 750 hp [3]

Controls and hardware

Equipment and controller details

Manufacturer and model are shown only when a source names them. Generic descriptions are not converted into guessed product assignments.

No controller or equipment model was found in the reviewed public sources. This is a disclosure gap, not evidence that the project lacks coordinated controls.

Provenance

4 sources

Primary owner, government, university, supplier, and engineering sources are preferred. Archived references preserve claims whose original pages moved or disappeared.

  1. [1]
    Recovered Microgrid Projects record

    Internet Archive · Archived source · captured 2021-04-20

  2. [2]
  3. [3]
  4. [4]
    NAVFAC Washington awards utilities contract for NSF Indian Head

    Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command · Primary source