July 2013 CENTER FOR NATION RECONSTRUCTION AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT United States Military Academy West Point, New York 10996 Costing Consumer Preferences for a Micro Energy Market Prepared By Cadets William Lane, Wayne Pak, Mary Prakel, Cheyne Rocha, MAJ Isaac Faber, and Dr. John V. Farr Department of Systems Engineering United States Military Academy Prepared For Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management Room 3E474 Pentagon Washington, DC 20314 Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, G4Logistics, Operational Energy Branch, Pentagon Washington, DC 20314 DISTRIBUTION A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited Report 2013-1 DTIC: AXXXXXXX The views and opinions expressed or implied in this publication are solely those of the authors and should not be construed as policy or carrying the official sanction of the United States Army, the Department of Defense, United States Military Academy, or other agencies or departments of the US government. The cover photo was downloaded from http://www.defenseimagery.mil/imageDownload.action?guid=46ed41dbfaebb567a116870d5630f2aed2cc1978 and accessed 6 September 2012