The U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) and REC Solar, a national provider of commercial solar and energy solutions, announced the interconnection of two solar energy carports totaling 280 kW at USAR offices in Arizona and California. The solar arrays support the Department of Defense’s (DoD) mandate of procuring 25 percent of its total facility energy from renewable sources by 2025 (National Defense Authorization Act of 2010: Section 2842). REC Solar provided the engineering, procurement and construction services for the solar carport installations. Federal Prison Industries (FPI), a US government corporation, was the contracting agency and provided the system modules.