In Air Force Space Command our mission is to provide an integrated constellation of space and cyberspace capabilities at the speed of need.
However, what this means in energy terms within the Air Force is that AFSPC has the highest energy intensity (measured in millions of British thermal units per square foot (MBTU/SF), or highest use of electric energy, of all major commands.
The reason for this is, AFSPC missions are facility-centric; utilities are the runways of our missions and energy is the jet fuel for conducting our operations. Energy use within the command is about 98 percent facility energy and 2 percent mobility fuels as compared to other Air Force mission areas like Air Combat Command or Air Mobility Command, which have approximately 80 percent mobility fuel usage to 20 percent facility energy usage.
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