2014 National Electrical Code

Alan Manche, P.E.

VP, External Affairs
 2014 NEC Facts
3,745 Proposals
1,625 Comments
4 New Articles (393, 646, 728, 750)
19 Code Making Panels
473 Volunteer Code Making Panel Members
NFPA Annual Meeting, June 2013
2014 NEC Published, September 2013

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The Benefits of Your Community Adopting
the Most Current Edition of the NEC

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 Article 646 - Modular Data Systems
Modular Data Center (MDC)
Prefabricated units
Rated 600 volts or less,
Racks of information technology equipment
Electrical service and distribution equipment
HVAC systems

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 Article 750 Energy Management Systems
Energy Management has become common
place in todays electrical infrastructure - control
of utilization equipment, energy storage and
power production

Restricting the control of the system by the

energy management system becomes critical to
ensure safety

(Example: load shedding for an alternate power

source for fire pumps and emergency systems)

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Increasing 600 V requirements to 1000 V
Technological advancements in Wind and PV
Systems are driving the operating voltages for
these systems above 600 V
Existing Over 600 V NEC rules are burdensome
Equipment is already being Listed above 600 V
Wire rated at 2000 V
Switches rated for 1000 V
Inverters Listed to operate at 1000 V
NEC rules for Grounding and Surge Protection already recognized a
1000 V break instead of 600 V
Working Space requirements in Article 110 were not revised

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100 Definitions
Name: PD-0001
Manufacturer: SQUARED
Type: POWERPACT P-Frame, 3.0 & 3.0A

Coordination (Selective). Localization of an

Frame/Model: PG
Trip: 250 A
Voltage: 480 V
Settings: Phase
LTPU/LTD (A 0.4-1.0 x S) 1 (250A); 0.5
INST PG 250-1200 (1.5-12 X S) 6 (1500A)

overcurrent condition to restrict outages to the Name: PD-0006

Manufacturer: *SQUARE D
Type: EG
Frame/Model: 20A

circuit or equipment affected, accomplished by

Trip: 20 A
Voltage: 480 V
Settings: Phase
Fixed

the selection and installation of overcurrent

protective devices and their ratings or settings
for full range of available overcurrents, from
overload to the maximum available fault
current, and for the full range of overcurrent
protective device opening times associated
with those overcurrents.

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 110.26(C)(3) Personnel Doors
Top Down View
(3) Where there is equipment rated Working Space
800A or greater and there are doors
that are within 25 of the nearest
edge of the working space the Condition 1
door must have panic hardware
and must open outward Sheetrock wall

Equipment 800A
Rules for two working space or greater
entrances in 110.26(C)(2) are
unchanged (equipment rated <=25
1200A or greater and the equipment Door must open
is over 6 feet wide) outward and
have panic
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 110.26(E) Dedicated Equipment Space
(2) Outdoor
Outdoor installations to meet dedicated
equipment space requirements
Space equal to width and depth of equipment
and extending from grade to a height of 6ft
above the equipment
No equipment outside of the electrical
installation allowed in this space

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 NEC 210.8 Ground Fault Circuit-Interrupter
(A)(10) 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-
ampere receptacles installed in Laundry Areas.

(D) GFCI protection shall be provided for

outlets that supply dwelling unit dishwashers

(B)(8) Applies to all garages, service

bays, and similar areas
- Vehicle exhibition halls and showrooms
are excluded
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 210.12 AFCI Protection
120V, 15A and 20A branch circuits that
supply outlets or devices in dwelling units:
Kitchens, family rooms, dining rooms, living
rooms, parlors, libraries, dens, bedrooms,
sunrooms, recreation rooms, closets, hallways,
laundry areas, or similar roomsAreas.
120V, 15A and 20A branch circuits
that supply outlets in dormitory unit:
Bedrooms, living rooms, hallways,
closets, and similar rooms

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 220.12 Exception Lighting Loads for
Specified Occupancies
New Exception allows lighting loads to be
calculated using the adopted energy code

Building must be designed and constructed to

comply with the adopted energy code and meet
the following:
Power monitoring system installed to provide
lighting load data
Power monitoring system must have alarm(s) to
alert the building owner/manager if the lighting
load exceeds limits
Demand factors in 220.42 do not apply
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 240.87 Arc Energy Reduction
Required for circuit breakers that are rated
or can be adjusted to 1200 A and above

Documentation on the circuit breaker

location and

Reduced Clearing Time Method

Zone-selective interlocking or
Differential relaying or
Energy-reducing maintenance switching
with local status indicator or
Energy-reducing active arc flash mitigation
system or
An approved equivalent means
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 Article 517 Healthcare Facilities

Revisions align NEC requirements with NFPA 99

Clarify the use of the term Emergency and where the

requirements of Article 700 apply

Correlation of EES overcurrent device coordination requirements

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 517.18 & 19 Receptacles
Patient Bed
Minimum number of receptacles
required moved from four to eight.
Critical care
Minimum number of receptacles
moved from six to fourteen.
Operating Room - Minimum number of
receptacles required in an operating
room is now thirty-six
Twelve must be connected to either the normal system branch or
the critical system branch.
Aligns with NFPA 99
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517.18(C) Receptacles in General Care
Pediatric Locations
Receptacles in patient rooms, bathrooms,
playrooms, and activity rooms, other than
nurseries, must be tamper-resistant or
employ a tamper-resistant cover.

Aligns NEC requirements with NFPA 99

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 517.26 Application of Other Articles

Revision clarifies the application of other

code requirements with healthcare
facilities

Life safety branch of the EES must

meet Article 700 requirements for
emergency systems except as amended
in NEC Article 517

Aligns NEC requirements with NFPA 99

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 517.30 Coordination (EES Hospitals)

Revision aligns with the performance

requirements in NFPA 99

Overcurrent protective devices must be

coordinated for faults extending beyond
0.1 seconds

Coordination term used to differentiate

this requirement from other code sections
which require selective coordination.

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 625.41 EV Charging and Load Management
Charging and Load Management

625.41 Permits an Automatic Load

Management system to be used to
establish the calculated load

Supports expanded EV charging on

existing Infrastructure

May provide a more economical

infrastructure solution for EV charging.
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690.12 Rapid Shutdown
PV Systems in or on Buildings must provide a
rapid shutdown function that controls
specific conductors as follows:
Requirements for controlled conductors apply only to PV system
conductors of more than 5 feet in length inside a building, or
more than10 feet from a PV array.

Controlled conductors limited to no more than 30 volts and 240VA

within 10 seconds of rapid shutdown initiation.

Rapid shutdown initiation methods labeled in accordance with

690.56(B).

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690.15(C) DC Combiner Disconnects
Disconnect required for the dc output of dc
combiners mounted on roofs of dwellings or
other buildings

Must be load break rated

Located in the combiner or within 1.8 m (6 ft)

of the combiner

Remote control is permitted where the

disconnect is also manually operable locally
when control power is not available
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700.8 Surge Protection

Emergency systems are required to

have surge protection in or on all

Switchboards and

Panelboards

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705.31 Location of Overcurrent Protection
Interconnected Electric Power Production Sources
Overcurrent protection for the
source conductors, connected to
the supply side of the service
disconnecting means in
accordance with 705.12(A), must
be located within (10 ft) of the
point where the electric power
production source conductors
are connected to the service.
Exception permits overcurrent protection more than 10 ft from the point of
connection where cable limiters or current limited circuit breakers for each
ungrounded conductor are installed at the connection point to the service.
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About the Instructor - Alan Manche, P.E.
VP, External Affairs at Schneider Electric
Member NEC Correlating Committee & NEC CMP 2 & 10
Past Member of NEC CMP 8 and CMP 20
Member of Technical Committee NFPA 110, 70B, and 73
Past Chair of NFPA 70B
Board of Directors Western Section IAEI
Education Chair International Association of Electrical Inspectors
(IAEI)
Member, NEMA Codes and Standards
Chair, NEMA Code Adoption Initiative
Chair, NEMA Water and Fire Damaged Equipment Committee

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