At a recent Code seminar, I learned that the 2023 NEC has big changes to the number of receptacles required on a kitchen island. The 2020 NEC is in effect in my area, and some islands now require four or five receptacles, while 2023 would allow nonel Can we somehow use the revised rule and install just one as we always did? This is a real challenge to comply with in some cases. How are others meeting this requirement? We have added two or three receptacle outlets next to each other to comply. The requirement in the 2023 NEC you are referencing is in 210.52(C)(2) and applies to island and peninsular countertops. The revised rule requires any receptacle outlets installed in an island or peninsular counter-top to comply with 210.53(C)(3). However, the parent text does not require any receptacle outlets at all. Where the contractor does not install a receptacle outlet in an island or peninsular countertop, provisions must be made for the future addition of a receptacle outlet to serve the island or peninsular countertop or work surface. This would (should) allow for a homeowner to easily add a receptacle outlet at a later date if they choose to do so.
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