Categorical Exclusion Determinations: B3.16

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to administer Congressionally Directed Spending to Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AVEC) to evaluate local resources and the techno-economic feasibility of deploying marine energy generation systems in AVEC-served remote Alaskan communities (Norton Sound and Goodnews Bay) to decrease their dependence on diesel fuel.