Keeping up with the requirements of the Code should be the goal of everyone involved in electrical safety. Following is what I feel is an important rule in the 2020 NEC^®, complete with graphics and a video. I encourage you to use it as a training resource for your organization, and share it with your colleagues.

The content below is extracted from Mike Holt's NEC Requirements for Solar Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Systems textbook, based on the 2020 NEC.

Article 706?? Never heard of it! That just may be the case as this article is relatively new [NEC 2017]. “So just what is energy storage?” “Isn’t that already covered in Article 480-Storage Batteries.” Better yet, “what consists of an energy storage system and why was Article 706 even necessary?” To justify and fully understand the extent of what is covered in Article 706, take a few minutes to watch the video but really take the time to read the detailed introduction to and the scope of Article 706 in the included text. Click here or on the thumbnail to the left to view or download the PDF of this rule to follow as you watch the video. (2 pages, 147 KB) Click on the image above to watch the video

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This content is extracted from Mike Holt's Understanding NEC Requirements for Solar Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Systems, based on the 2020 NEC Program.

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