DFARS 217.174 Multiyear contracts for electricity from renewable energy sources
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 217.174
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR Subpart 17.1 Multi-year Contracting
- Last amended
- 76 FR 58152 Effective Sep 20, 2011
- Text as of
- DFARS Change May 7, 2026
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
(a) The head of the contracting activity may enter into a contract for a period not to exceed 10 years for the purchase of electricity from sources of renewable energy, as that term is defined in section 203(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(b)(2)).
(b) Limitations. The head of the contracting activity may exercise the authority in paragraph (a) of this section to enter into a contract for a period in excess of five years only if the head of the contracting activity determines, on the basis of a business case analysis (see PGI 217.1 , Supplemental Information TAB, for a business case analysis template and guidance) prepared by the requiring activity, that—
(1) The proposed purchase of electricity under such contract is cost effective; and
(2) It would not be possible to purchase electricity from the source in an economical manner without the use of a contract for a period in excess of five years.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the DoD from using other multiyear contracting authority of DoD to purchase renewable energy.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- PGI Subpart 217.1 Multiyear Contracting
Quick answers
What is DFARS 217.174?
DFARS 217.174 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Multiyear contracts for electricity from renewable energy sources".
When was DFARS 217.174 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Multiyear Contracting (DFARS Case 2009-D026)" (76 FR 58152), published Sep 20, 2011 and effective Sep 20, 2011.
Are changes to DFARS 217.174 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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