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NSA GOES GREEN At the National Security Agency, we are committed to protecting the environment.

NSA's Green Fleet

Long before fuel costs began to skyrocket, NSA recognized the need to "green" the NSA fleet of vehicles to conserve energy, improve air quality, and reduce greenhouse gases. NSA is buying more fuel-efficient vehicles - ones capable of utilizing flex-fuels or no fuel at all - to reduce the impact on the environment and set an example for the use of emerging clean-air technologies.

As of today, several alternative fuel vehicles that use hybrid, E85 flex-fuel, natural gas, or global electric motor technologies have been introduced into the fleet. As a result, some non-alternative-fuel vehicles have been eliminated from NSA's fleet, resulting in significant savings in fuel costs. In fact, as their leases terminate, some of our fleet vehicles will be replaced with hybrid vehicles. NSA will continue to transition the fleet both at the main campus and throughout the extended enterprise to more fuel-efficient and cleaner alternatives, helping save not only taxpayer dollars but the environment as well.

On Earth Day 2008, NSA also unveiled a new type of vehicle for use at the main campus, thanks to a Recycling Committee-funded pilot program to determine whether low-speed campus vehicles are appropriate for long-term use. This low-speed vehicle is street legal, with a top speed of 25 mph, cruising range of about 30 miles, and an all-electric battery that can be charged using regular voltage power. NSA is currently planning to replace several full-sized government-owned vehicles with these new vehicles, potentially saving over 300 gallons of gasoline each year.

The new "green fleet" is only one way in which NSA is moving to renewable technologies.

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