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News and stories about electrical codes and standards—including the National Electrical Code, NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, IEEE standards and more—appear monthly in ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Magazine and can be read and shared on ECmag.com. Electrical contractors need these codes to stay safe on the job, and many of the codes also protect those living and working in the buildings serviced by ECs.
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Proper Project Preparation: Traversing the complexities of EV charging installations
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This article follows the journey to install 20 new EV charging stations in an existing parking garage at a commercial building, and the electrical code difficulties encountered along the way.
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Jumping on System Bonding Jumpers: Connecting up to Code, part 7
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This article takes an in-depth look at the main and system bonding jumper and the role it plays in grounding and bonding, how we size it up and install it.
2023 NEC Changes
In his 20-part series, National Electrical Code expert Mark Earley explained all the changes that went into the 2023 edition of the NEC as part of the three-year revision cycle.
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Motors, Motor Circuits and Controllers, Part VI: Article 430
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IEEE 1584: The Next Edition
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Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Update Building Energy Codes
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ICC Announces Efforts to Expand Codes for Building Safety and Security
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Generator Grounding Essentials: The Basic Requirements
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Motors, Motor Circuits and Controllers, Part V: Article 430
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Overload or Not? Manual Transfer of Optional Standby Loads
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County Fair GFCIs, Documentation and More
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ICC Combines Solar Energy Standards and Provisions in One Document
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2020 NEC First Draft Now Open for Review and Public Comment
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Overcurrent Protection: Steps to Use for Motor Circuits and Motors
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Motors, Motor Circuits and Controllers, Part IV: Article 430
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No More Guesswork: Determining and Calculating Existing Loads
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Opening Doors, Multiwire Branch Circuits and More
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Revisiting Voltage Around the Pool Area
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Motors, Motor Circuits and Controllers, Part III: Article 430
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Better to Comply Than Repair: Terminations and Power Distribution Blocks
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