Categorical Exclusion Determination
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
August 25, 2015
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The purpose of this work is to construct and operate a Smart Grid Test Bed (SGTB) at the old Power Burst Facility (PBF), now part of the Critical Infrastructure Test Range Complex (CITRC) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The SGTB would allow users (smart grid developers or utilities) to install and interconnect smart grid equipment and systems on distribution electrical power distribution networks that have the capability to selectively operate at various voltages 12.47 kilovolt (kV), 24.9kV, and 34.5kV. Twelve user locations have been identified and would be designated as locations/areas where users can locate and connect their field equipment to both the test and instrumentation power and to the communications network as needed.