Army Procurement of 10kW, 60Hz Gas Turbine Generators is Highly Questionable.

摘要

A 10-kilowatt (kW), 60-hertz (Hz) gas turbine generator which the Army plans to buy does not meet the Army's requirements. Its reliability is too low,fuel consumption too high,and life-cycle cost excessive. The Army could save from $275million to $1.6billion over 20years if it purchased diesel generators instead of 5,938 10kW gas turbines. GAO recommends that the Army (1) purchase diesel generators instead of gas turbines for its 10kW power requirements and (2) evaluate using 5kW diesel and gasoline generators instead of 10kW gas turbines for its 5kW power requirements.