# Army Corps Awards Fort Hood Microgrid

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded Dominion Privatization Texas a **$61.5 million** contract on October 30, 2026, to build the Phantom Warrior Microgrid at Fort Hood, Texas. The system is designed to keep critical facilities operating for at least 14 days during a grid outage and combines natural-gas generation, solar parking-canopy generation, battery storage, and automated controls; completion is scheduled for early May 2029. The award is closed, but the Army’s planned fiscal 2030 installation microgrids and the Corps’ **$2 billion** energy-resilience vehicle point to potential follow-on demand. Competitions under that vehicle are limited to its 14 awardees.

- The award signals continued demand for installation-level energy resilience, including microgrids, storage, backup generation, and electrical infrastructure. The Army also awarded a separate $16.65 million Fort Hood microgrid serving the Network Enterprise Center in March 2026.
- Companies outside the 14-firm vehicle should note that they cannot compete directly for its task orders; firms holding positions can assess opportunities aligned with their energy-resilience capabilities.
- The current construction award is not an open opportunity. Contractors can use the planned fiscal 2030 Army microgrids and the Corps vehicle as indicators of future market demand, rather than treating the Fort Hood award as available for bidding.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Energy & Utilities
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 02, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
- U.S. Army (Army)

### Vendors
- Dominion Privatization Texas (awardee)
- Dominion Energy (parent company of awardee)

### Sources
- [Army Corps Awards $61.5M for Fort Hood Microgrid, Built for 14-Day Grid Independence](https://www.enr.com/articles/64138-army-corps-awards-615m-for-fort-hood-microgrid-built-for-14-day-grid-independence) - Engineering News-Record