New NEC Could Change Emergency Power Distribution System Design

摘要

The new 2005 National Electrical Code (NEC) has been out and in circulation and is close to being adopted in the Northwest. Based on conversations with local code officials in the Seattle area, it is my understanding that the 2002 NEC will no longer be utilized and the 2005 NEC will take effect around September. There are some changes brewing in the 2005 NEC that could significantly transform the way emergency distribution systems are designed and built in the near future, and I think it is important to look at these changes, as well as some new definitions.