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The Department of Defense should initiate procurement contracts funded through up-front appropriations for small modular nuclear reactors to be owned by the Department of Defense, and located on military bases in the United States that lack power purchase agreements for electricity generated by utility-owned small modular nuclear reactors. The United States Federal Government should remove limitations on per-project allocations of operation and maintenance funding for bases with DOD-owned small
That solves – The DoD can accelerate commercial and private development through procurement and deployment of SMRs
CSPO 10
(Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes, ASU, John Alic,  Independent Researcher,  Laura Diaz Anadon and Venkatesh Narayanamurti, Energy Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment Project, Harvard University Rebecca Henderson Harvard University  Richard Lester Industrial Performance Center,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Sasha Mackler and Nate Gorence  National Committee on Energy Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center Richard Nelson  Columbia University  Charles Weiss  George Washington University, “FOUR POLICY PRINCIPLES FOR ENERGY INNOVATION and CLIMATE CHANGE: A SYNTHESIS” June, JL)

Government purchase of new technologies is a powerful way¶ to accelerate innovation through increased
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. Public procurement of other renewable energy technologies could¶ be similarly important.
Government procurement is a powerful tool that can create markets and sustainable energy development on government sites. This solves the aff and allows a phase-out of REC purchases to fulfill renewable energy needs.
Silva 12
(Loni, is a 2012 graduate of The George Washington University Law School, where she was a staff member of the Public Contract Law Journal, “THE PROBLEMS WITH USING RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES TO MEET FEDERAL RENEWABLE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS” Public Contract Law Journal • Vol. 41, No. 4 • Summer, JL)

“In order to . . . promote energy security . . . the Federal
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independence, security, and sustainability¶ without the problems inherent in RECs.

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DoD and agencies are shifting away from REC purchases to focus on installation – future choices will influence the DoD’s ability to fully transition.
Medici 12
(Andy, Staff at the Financial Times, “Agencies buying energy credits to meet mandates” July 27, http://apps.federaltimes.com/mobile/article/307220006 JL)

But some agencies are trying to buck the trend and reduce their reliance on RECs
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from 440,000 to 248,000 megawatt hours, Robyn said.
The plan is a shift in the other direction – the DoD incentivizing instead of owning, building or deploying the project means they still have to rely on the purchase of RECs to meet compliance with DoE regulations.
GAO 9
(United States Government Accountability Office, “DOD Needs to Take Actions to Address Challenges in Meeting Federal Renewable Energy Goals” Report to the Subcommittee on Readiness, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, December, http://www.gao.gov/assets/300/299750.pdf, JL)

According to DOD officials, in most cases, private developers are generally ¶ interested
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,¶ 50¶ DOD generally faces additional costs to purchase replacement ¶ certificates.
REC reliance causes greenwashing perception – it’s about sending the right message.
Schendler 7
(Auden, staff at the Harvard Business Review, “When Being Green Backfires” Harvard Business Review, Vol. 85, Issue 10)

The danger in buying RECs is that the mainstream press has begun to challenge claims
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in one masterstroke: a third-party gold standard for REC quality.
That kills DoD credibility on clean tech globally – only a credible strategy means sustainable transition worldwide.
Horton 11
(Laura, J.D., Golden Gate University School of Law, Spring 2011, “COMMENT: FUTURE FORCE SUSTAINABILITY: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN A CHANGING CLIMATE,” Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal, 4 Golden Gate U. Envtl. L.J. 303, p. lexis)

As the world’s largest consumer of energy, the military has a long way to
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to lead alternative-energy development in the United States and the world.
Sustainable leadership on green tech is the only way to check extinction
Klarevas 9
(Louis, Professor for Center for Global Affairs at New York University , “Securing American Primacy While Tackling Climate Change: Toward a National Strategy of Greengemony,” 12/15 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/louis-klarevas/securing-american-primacy_b_393223.html)

As national leaders from around the world are gathering in Copenhagen, Denmark, to
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. needs to become green energy dominant as opposed to black energy independent.

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There actually has to be a choice – Base power demand is low – the plan would crowd out the counterplan.
Andres and Breetz 11
(Richard B, Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College and a Senior Fellow and Energy and Environmental Security and Policy Chair in the Center for Strategic Research, Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University; and Hanna L, doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, February 2011, "Small Nuclear Reactors for Military Installations: Capabilities, Costs, and Technological Implications",  www.ndu.edu/press/lib/pdf/StrForum/SF-262.pdf)

Unlike other alternative sources of energy, small reactors have the potential to solve DOD’s
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also to provide critical services in surrounding towns during long-term outages.
Permutation still creates REC use – any program other than procurement will require REC use.
Silva 12
(Loni, is a 2012 graduate of The George Washington University Law School, where she was a staff member of the Public Contract Law Journal, “THE PROBLEMS WITH USING RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES TO MEET FEDERAL RENEWABLE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS” Public Contract Law Journal • Vol. 41, No. 4 • Summer, JL)

Developing new renewable energy facilities on or near agency installations would allow agencies to consume
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, which would allow¶ agencies to consume renewable energy instead of RECs.

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RECs halt further renewable development and prevents solvency and spillover – causes a green delusion.
Press 9
Daniel, Professor and Chairman of the Environmental Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, April, “Renewable energy certificates are a feel-good scam,” http://energybrokernetwork.com/press_ltr.pdf

To understand why, consider the economics of renewable-energy production. Wind farms
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-Aid that will further delay the energy transformation we so desperately need.

THE ONLY WAY TO END RECS IS ON SITE DEVELOPMENT – A total shift is the only way to render RECs obsolete
Silva 12
(Loni, is a 2012 graduate of The George Washington University Law School, where she was a staff member of the Public Contract Law Journal, “THE PROBLEMS WITH USING RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES TO MEET FEDERAL RENEWABLE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS” Public Contract Law Journal • Vol. 41, No. 4 • Summer, JL)

The best way to address the problems with FEMP’s REC interpretation is¶ to render
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on a commodity that does¶ not address his actual energy needs.141
Any world where agencies incentivize power to purchase yet do not own creates a world where they have to buy RECs
Silva 12
(Loni, is a 2012 graduate of The George Washington University Law School, where she was a staff member of the Public Contract Law Journal, “THE PROBLEMS WITH USING RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES TO MEET FEDERAL RENEWABLE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS” Public Contract Law Journal • Vol. 41, No. 4 • Summer, JL)

For example, when a solar installation produces renewable energy, it produces the energy
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equivalent to the office building purchasing renewable power from¶ the local utility.
PPAs require REC transfers to utilities – that forces REC purchases and usage
Silva 12
(Loni, is a 2012 graduate of The George Washington University Law School, where she was a staff member of the Public Contract Law Journal, “THE PROBLEMS WITH USING RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES TO MEET FEDERAL RENEWABLE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS” Public Contract Law Journal • Vol. 41, No. 4 • Summer, JL)

Under a PPA, the third-party developer often retains ownership of the¶
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developers, which prevents on-site development of¶ renewable energy facilities.