Source: http://hinchey.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=705&Itemid=73 Newburgh, NY-Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), officials from The Solar Energy Consortium (TSEC) and its partners, and representatives from Stewart Air National Guard (ANG) base today announced a new $4 million dollar federal investment that will pay for the construction of a solar farm at the base. Hinchey directly secured the funds from Congress as part of the fiscal year 2010 Defense Appropriations bill, which has been signed into law. "The Hudson Valley is leading the way on the development and practical use of solar products across our region and the country," Hinchey said. "This project demonstrates how solar energy can be used right now to make our military installations more secure, cost-effective, energy efficient, and environmentally sound. The solar farm project at Stewart Air National Guard base will serve as a model for other military installations across the country and demonstrate that on-base use of solar panels is a cost effective solution that will allow the Department of Defense -- the world's number one consumer of energy -- to become much more energy efficient and dramatically less dependent on the use of fossil fuels."