Visit MikeHolt.com
Mike Holt's State Rating of the Electrical Industry - 2016  

 
Image

 

As part of our ongoing focus on electrical safety, we annually update our report that assigns a grade to each of the U.S. states for state-wide adoption of electrical standards.

 

What State-wide standards

  • The NEC® edition adopted [2014 NEC became effective 8/21/13]
  • Licensing requirements for Apprentices, Journeymen, Master/Contractors, Inspectors, and Engineers
  • Continuing Education requirements for license renewal

What‘s not included in our report

  • County and Municipality adoptions. There would be too much data to include in this report, but we recognize that there are many municipalities and counties that adopt the most recent building and electrical codes ahead of their State’s adoption,for example in Missouri. 
  • Partial adoption*. We deduct a partial point from a state that has adopted the Code only partially, for example only for commercial or government buildings). *First time this is reflected in our report.
  • Effectiveness or enforcement of the standards adopted. There is no way for us to track how these standards are enforced on a state-wide level.

Congratulations to the following states

 

A+ [HIGHEST] RANKING - Arkansas, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota and Wyoming

 

A RANKING -  Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Montana, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and Washington

 

We acknowledge and congratulate all those states, counties and local municipalities that continue to set high standards in electrical safety.

 

How the points are assigned

States can earn up to 12 points overall to qualify for an A+ rating. Here is how it breaks down:

  • One point for having an Apprenticeship program
  • One point for each licensing type, Journeyman, Master/Contractor, Engineer, Inspector
  • One point for continuing education requirement for renewal of each license type
  • Points for NEC. This year 2014 NEC=3 points, 2011 NEC=2 points, 2008 NEC=1 point and local adoption = -1 point; minus 0.5 points if it is a partial adoption.

We’d appreciate your feedback

If you have any updated information that you feel would change our rankings on this year’s report, please post your comment – we appreciate your feedback to help keep this analysis accurate and current.

 

The following chart shows the current grading.

For details of how the grade is calculated, and for history Click Here.

 

STATE

 

2015

 

2016 POINTS

 

2016 CHANGE

 

2016

 

WHAT UPDATED SINCE 2015 REPORT

ALABAMA B- 6.5 0 C+  
ALASKA A 11.0 0 A  
ARIZONA F 1.0 0 F  
ARKANSAS A+ 12.0 0 A+  
CALIFORNIA A- 10.0 0 A-  
COLORADO A 11.0 0 A  
CONNECTICUT A- 10.0 0 A-  
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA C+ 6.0 0 C+  
DELAWARE A- 10.0 0 A-  
FLORIDA B 8.0 0 B  
GEORGIA B- 7.0 0 B-  
HAWAII C+ 5.5 0 C  
IDAHO A 11.0 0 A  
ILLINOIS D 2.0 0 D  
INDIANA D+ 3.0 0 D+  
IOWA A+ 12.0 0 A+  
KANSAS F 1.0 0 F  
KENTUCKY A 11.0 0 A  
LOUISIANA C+ 6.0 0 C+  
MAINE A+ 12.0 0 A+  
MARYLAND C 6.5 +1 C+ 2014 NEC as of 1/1/16
MASSACHUSETTS A 11.0 0 A  
MICHIGAN A+ 12.0 0 A+  
MINNESOTA A+ 12.0 0 A+  
MISSISSIPPI D 2.0 0 D  
MISSOURI F 1.0 0 F  
MONTANA A 11.0 0 A  
NEBRASKA A+ 12.0 0 A+  
NEVADA D 2.0 0 D  
NEW HAMPSHIRE A- 10.0 0 A-  
NEW JERSEY A- 10.0 0 A-  
NEW MEXICO A- 10.0 0 A-  
NEW YORK D+ 3.0 0 D+  
NORTH CAROLINA B 8.0 0 B  
NORTH DAKOTA A+ 12.0 0 A+  
OHIO B+ 9.0 0 B+  
OKLAHOMA A 11.5 +1 A 2014 NEC as of 11/1/15
OREGON A+ 12.0 0 A+  
PENNSYLVANIA C 5.0 0 C  
RHODE ISLAND A 11.0 0 A  
SOUTH CAROLINA B- 7.0 0 B-  
SOUTH DAKOTA A+ 12.0 0 A+  
TENNESSEE B- 6.5 0 C+  
TEXAS A- 10.0 0 A-  
UTAH A 11.0 0 A  
VERMONT A 11.0 0 A  
VIRGINIA A- 10.0 0 A-  
WASHINGTON A 11.0 0 A  
WEST VIRGINIA B 8.0 0 B  
WISCONSIN A- 10.0 0 A-  
WYOMING A+ 12.0 0 A+  

 

Historical data since 2007

 

 

 

 

Click Here to Post a Comment Click Here to View Comments Click Here to Unsubscribe
 
Image
 
Visit: Exam Preparation | Continuing Education | Code Products | Newsletters | and more
Copyright© Mike Holt Enterprises of Leesburg, Inc. All Rights Reserved This article is protected by United States copyright laws and may not be published without prior written permission.
Mike Holt Enterprises of Leesburg, Inc. 3604 Parkway Blvd. Suite 3 Leesburg, FL 34748
"... as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." [Joshua 24:15]
Comments
  • Thank you so much for this rating system. As an electrical professional it shows me how far we need to progress here in New York. Information like this is invaluable in making the state government understand the necessity of these. Hopefully one day we will finally be able to make these necessary changes to New York State law. Thank you again.

    William Cantlin  February 27 2016, 1:44 am EST
    Reply to this comment

  • Mike I was wondering if you could lend a hand with some information on requirements for obtaining a master and business license from other states. At this time the only requirement for getting a business license is to have a masters. It has become a huge issue with unsatisfied employees whom have little to know business knowledge. if you could obtain that information for me and some examples I would be greatly appreciated. By the way thanks for the information on how far we are behind on our state qualifications.

    Duane Schneider  February 16 2016, 11:28 am EST
    Reply to this comment

  • North Carolina has adopted the 2014 beginning April 1, 2016

    Dennis  February 15 2016, 4:11 pm EST
    Reply to this comment

  • your data is inaccurate for kansas. licenses are at a local level. six hours of ceu's per year are mandated by the state for license renewal

    joseph anderson  February 13 2016, 12:20 pm EST
    Reply to this comment

  • The State of Ohio adopted the 2014 NEC for commercial appli- cations in 1/1/2015 and for residential in 1/1/2016. We will take the A+, please. Thank you for the great information.

    Lorenzo adam  February 12 2016, 1:45 pm EST
    Reply to this comment

  • I am from Missouri which received an F. Missouri's safety record which is all the code and training is about, is as good as your bureaucratic heavy A states.

    What is your point?

    Dan  February 11 2016, 9:56 am EST
    Reply to this comment

  • It would be interesting to see how this ranking correlates with each respective states actual rates of incidents, accidents, deaths and property loss in respect to electrocution and electrically related fires? Has this been done and by whom? and if not why?

    Mark   February 11 2016, 8:51 am EST
    Reply to this comment

  • Can you clarify Item J in your spreadsheet? Is this a yes if there are apprenticeship programs available or if required for the Journeyman Electrician? Here in Maryland, we have Programs and many are very active, however, it is not a requirement to be in an Apprenticeship program in order to become a Journeyman. There IS a time requirement as verified by a Master Electrician though.

    As worded I think this would still count as a Yes for Maryland. If it's still a No, can you add the word required to the report for added clarity?

    Charlie  February 11 2016, 8:29 am EST
    Reply to this comment


Get notified when new comments are posted here
* Your Email:
 
        
 
Add Your Comments to this Newsletter
* Your Name:
   Your name will appear under your comments.

* Your Email:
   Your email address is not displayed.
* Comments:

Email Notification Options:
Notify me when a reply is posted to this comment
Notify me whenever a comment is posted to this newsletter