Mike Holt’s Rating of the Electrical Industry – 2009 – Update

 

Our March 17 Newsletter rated the electrical industry based on the state requirements at that time. 

We received your comments and information and have made updates accordingly. While some of the changes relate to information that was not accurate, we’re pleased to report that 4 points were added due to states that adopted the 2008 NEC since our newsletter was prepared: Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey and Wisconsin.

We have been asked to consider other ratings in our review, such as states’ electrical accident statistics. We have also been asked to consider the fact the ICC requires licensing and CEUs that supersede “formal” state requirements because of the imposed industry standard by ICC. These suggestions have not been implemented in this update and will be considered for the 2010 Rating. We ask you to continue to give us your feedback and comments so that we can grow this report and build on its accuracy as we continue with our mission.

States that have the most room for growth are: Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri and New York.

States with an A+ rating are:  Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota and Wyoming.

We acknowledge you and congratulate all those states that continue to set high standards in electrical safety.

This chart shows the updates. Click here or click on the map image to see the complete spreadsheet.

* indicates change based on the data we reported in March, and not based on State changes.

STATE	09 GRADE	09 UPDATE	CHANGE	REASON FOR CHANGE
ALABAMA	B-	C-	-3	*NEC not adopted at state level
ALASKA	B+	B+
ARIZONA	D	D
ARKANSAS	A-	A-
CALIFORNIA	A-	A-
COLORADO	B-	B-
CONNECTICUT	A-	A-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	C	C
DELAWARE	B+	B+
FLORIDA	B	B
GEORGIA	B	B-	-1	*No CEU required for JE
HAWAII	C+	C	-1	*NEC not adopted at state level
IDAHO	B+	B+
ILLINOIS	D	D
INDIANA	D+	C-	+1	08 NEC adopted 6/2/09
IOWA	B+	A-	+1	08 NEC adopted 2/1/09
KANSAS	D+	D	-1	*NEC not adopted at state level
KENTUCKY	A-	A-		08 NEC not adopted; *PD req'd. for Eng.
LOUISIANA	C+	C+
MAINE	A	A
MARYLAND	D	D
MASSACHUSETTS	A-	A+	+2	*Inspector License & CEU req.
MIGHIGAN	A-	A-
MINNESOTA	B+	A+	+3	*Insp. Lic/CEU; Appr. before JE
MISSISSIPPI	D+	D+
MISSOURI	D	D
MONTANA	B	B
NEBRASKA	B	B
NEVADA	C-	C-
NEW HAMPSHIRE	A-	A-
NEW JERSEY	B+	A-	+1	08 NEC adopted 4/6/09
NEW MEXICO	B+	B+
NEW YORK	D+	D+
NORTH CAROLINA	A	A
NORTH DAKOTA	A+	A+
OHIO	A-	B+	-1	*No CEU required for JE
OKLAHOMA	A	A+	+1	*08 NEC adopted 7/1/08
OREGON	A+	A+
PENNSYLVANIA	C-	C-
RHODE ISLAND	A	A
SOUTH CAROLINA	B-	B-
SOUTH DAKOTA	A+	A+
TENNESSEE	B	B
TEXAS	B+	A-	+1	*Apprentice before JE
UTAH	A	A
VERMONT	B+	B+
VIRGINIA	A-	A-
WASHINGTON	A	A
WEST VIRGINIA	B	B
WISCONSIN	B+	A-	+1	08 NEC adopted 3/1/09
WYOMING	A	A+	+1	*Apprentice before JE
PUERTO RICO	B-	B-