Overview

• The Navy has formally solicited proposals through its Center for Energy, Environment, and Demilitarization under Other Transaction Authority for installation-scale energy prototypes.
• Respondents must offer execution-ready systems that integrate small modular nuclear reactors, geothermal, battery storage or other dispatchable technologies.
• Prototypes are required to deliver 99.9% mission availability and withstand natural disasters, cyberattacks and grid instability to maintain operational readiness.
• The initiative prioritizes sustaining high-demand AI data centers with continuous, high-output power far beyond traditional capacities.
• Innovative financing models are being pursued to accelerate deployment and the Navy is now evaluating submissions from nontraditional industry and academic partners.