Joint Venture Wins White Sands Microgrid Contract
AACON-RavenVolt JV, LLC will build a solar, battery and backup-generation microgrid at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Construction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District awarded AACON-RavenVolt JV, LLC a construction contract for a microgrid at White Sands Missile Range. ABM announced the award on November 3, 2026.
Why it matters
The microgrid is intended to safeguard mission-critical military operations against external grid outages, extreme weather events and other power disruptions. It is being built under the Department of Defense's Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program.
The award was issued under a Design-Bid-Build framework, with no contract value disclosed in the available information. The scope covers a carport-mounted solar array, battery energy storage, dispatchable on-site generators and an intelligent control system.
The players
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District
The Louisville District is the Army Corps of Engineers unit that awarded the construction contract for the White Sands microgrid.
ABM
ABM is a facilities services company whose subsidiary RavenVolt is a partner in the joint venture that won the contract.
The details
The microgrid combines solar power, battery energy storage, on-site backup generation and advanced controls, and it is designed to island and reduce dependence on the local utility grid. Its scope also includes new electrical distribution lines, fiber optic communications and security infrastructure serving the cantonment area.
Timeline
November 3, 2026: ABM announced the joint venture contract award.
Construction Landscape
The contract is awarded under the Department of Defense's Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program, which funds projects that harden military installations against grid failures. It extends that program into a Design-Bid-Build microgrid at a New Mexico missile range.
For New Mexico residents, the project is a federal military installation build rather than a public utility program, so it does not directly change local utility rates or service. Its effect is limited to the security and reliability of power at White Sands Missile Range.
The takeaway
Military microgrids like this one show how federal defense spending is being directed toward energy independence at critical installations. Watch for the contract value and schedule to be published as the project moves forward.
Further reading
For more on regional projects, see New Mexico Construction.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Manila times.
