Continued from the February column, let’s resume our overview of the significant changes in the 2023National Electrical Code. New articles and revised titles In addition to the articles discussed previously, one article has been added, while two others have revised titles to reflect scope...
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Powering Light Switches in Response to 2023 NEC ChangesThe National Electrical Code includes a revised requirement in Section 210.70 for switches and wall-mounted control devices used in lighting circuits. Previously, battery power was sufficient. Now, however, that is disallowed unless there is ...
Changes to the 2020 NEC While the 2020 edition of the National Electrical Code is still in development, the revision process has already begun. There several likely changes to the Code. Next year’s edition will feature important alterations related to surge protection, GFCI protection, emergency ...
In March of 2022, the National Electrical Code (NEC) Correlating Committee formed a "Structure" Task Group to begin reviewing the current NEC structure to determine if changes are warranted. This wasn't the first time a group had been formed to address this issue. In the '90s, the ...
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For instance, the state with half of the solar in the US is California, and in California, the 2017 NEC was adopted in 2020 and used until the 2020 NEC is adopted in 2023. It is also interesting to note that the proposals for changes to the NEC are crafted three years earlier, so ...
Effective January 1, 2023, pressure connectors and devices used for splices and taps must be marked as “suitable for use on the line side of the service equipment” or equivalent. This new short-circuit current rating requirement parallels changes that affected power-distribution blocks (PDBs) fr...