Using nuclear power would not make an Army base like Fort Drum energy independent, an expert says. Watertown WWNY-TV. Fort Drum nuke plant would be expensive, pose risks, says expert.

The Army is eyeing a high-tech energy solution to power Fort Drum — one that doesn’t yet exist. According to Spectrum News 1, ...

For now, Drum draws its energy from the regular power grid, the one used by businesses and homes. State Assemblyman Scott Gray (R. - 116th District) says it’s time to change that.

Fort Drum had its own power supply until last year, when the owners of a wood-burning power plant that supplied the base shut the plant down after failing to win renewed state subsidies.

In more ways than one, defense of the biomass plant that powers Fort Drum is a burning issue for the North Country post and it's chief defender on Capitol Hill, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Willsboro ...