Attachment KAFB Low and Medium-Voltage Electrical Design and Equipment Requirements

Kirtland Air Force Base
Installation Facilities Standards (IFS)
G26 Kirtland AFB IFS Electrical
Comply with Air Force Corporate Standards for Overview: http://afcfs.wbdg.org/index.html
Summary of Sections in this Supplemental Document:

26 05 13 Medium-Voltage Cables

26 05 19 Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables 26 05 26 Grounding and Bonding for Electrical Systems

26 10 00 Medium-Voltage Electrical Distribution

26 12 00 Medium-Voltage Transformers

26 13 00 Medium-Voltage Switchgear

26 20 00 Low-Voltage Electrical Distribution

26 32 00 Packaged Generator Assemblies

26 41 00 Facility Lightning Protection

26 51 00 Interior Lighting

26 56 00 Exterior Lighting

Appendix A: PMH Switches
Related Requirements Listed Elsewhere

21 00 00 Fire Suppression

23 00 00 Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

25 00 00 Integrated Automation

27 00 00 Communications

28 00 00 Electronic Safety and Security

33 00 00 Utilities

26 00 00 Electrical: General Requirements

1.

This document is provided as a supplement to the Kirtland AFB IFS. If there are any discrepancies between this Supplemental Document and the requirements of the IFS, the IFS will govern.

2.

This Supplemental Document supersedes all previous versions of design standards documents.

3.

Revision History:

Revision

Date

Change Summary

TBD

Initial submission

03Feb2023

Update POC’s, stringent regulations

24Oct2024

Update requirements

21Apr2025

Adopted IFS-UFGS Format:
G26 Kirtland AFB IFS Electrical
(Facility Electrical, Medium and Low Voltage)

G26 Kirtland AFB IFS Electrical

G33 Kirtland AFB IFS Utilities
(Electrical Distribution, Substations and Transformers, and High Voltage) 4.

Project specifications must reference all applicable Air Force Regulations and Standards (UFCs, AFIs, AFMANs). This includes projects managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

5.

New construction must meet or exceed all current UFC, AFI, AFMAN, NEC and NESC Codes.

6.

All construction submittals and design drawings must be routed through the CE Operations Engineering Office, 853-1817, and the CE Exterior Electric Shop, 846- 8145, for review & comment.

7.

Kirtland AFB has a “No Energized Work” policy. Contractors are responsible for installing safety grounds prior to working on the de-energized portions of Kirtland’s primary electrical distribution system. KAFB’s CE Exterior Electric Shop will perform all switching to de-energize these lines.

8.

10 business days at a minimum is needed to de-energize any portion of Kirtland’s primary