National Electrical Code 2023

The National Electrical Code® is the authoritative document addressing electrical installations in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. For over 100 years, NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code® (NEC®), has been the trusted source for electrical information and requirements for building a safer world. The 2023 edition represents a significant revision that reflects the rapidly evolving electrical landscape. This edition is completely reorganized for improved ease of use and features an expanded Article 100 that consolidates all defined terms in one place. Changes include new, expanded, and revised content and provisions for: All electrical systems, including the use and approval of reconditioned equipment, level/flat standing surfaces within the required working space for electrical equipment, servicing and maintenance of equipment, and opened electrical equipment doors that impede access to or egress from the required equipment workspace Residential electrical systems covering ground-fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) for specific appliances, optional installation of receptacle outlets serving island and peninsular countertops and work surfaces, emergency disconnects of one- and two-family dwellings, the use of 10-ampere branch circuits, and an annex providing guidelines on the use of electrically powered medical equipment in homes and residential board and care occupancies Commercial/industrial electrical systems accounting for everything from GFCIs for specific appliances and the use of “replacement panelboards” to arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) protection of sleeping areas of public safety and first responder facilities, disconnecting means in sight of luminaires using double-ended lamps to include LED types, and other considerations Alternative energy systems and energy management addressing the interconnection of distributed on-site power supplies with electric utility supplies, the delineation between storage battery systems and emergency storage systems, commissioning energy storage systems (ESS), photovoltaic electric systems, emergency management systems, load calculations for outlets supplying electric vehicle supply equipment, and solar photovoltaic and wind power electric systems on floating structures and in offshore locations New articles and requirements for never-before-covered systems and equipment such as Class 4 fault-managed circuits, hazardous locations within commercial and industrial cannabis production facilities, equipotential bonding in and around areas with “splash pads,” insulated bus pipe/tubular covered conductors systems, flexible bus systems, germicidal irradiation lighting equipment, and more Help usher in a new era of safety and give yourself and your team a competitive edge by upgrading to the 2023 NEC®. Experience the code like never before by ordering the print 2023 edition and registering for digital access via NFPA LiNK®.