Global Changes.

The 2023 NEC has many global changes.
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The 2023 NEC has many global changes.

Code Change Summary: Global changes and new NEC® articles.

1. Each NEC® code cycle brings new Articles. Sometimes a new Article appears as a result of renumbering, or to consolidate rules from one or more deleted Articles. In the 2023 NEC®, new Articles include:

235 Branch Circuits, Feeders, and Services Over 1000 Volts ac, 1500 Volts dc, Nominal

245 Overcurrent Protection for Systems Rated Over 1000 Volts ac, 1500 Volts dc

305 General Requirements for Wiring Methods and Materials for Systems Rated Over 1000 Volts ac, 1500 Volts dc, Nominal

315 Medium Voltage Conductors, Cable, Cable Joints, and Cable Terminations

369 Insulated Bus Pipe (IBP)/Tubular Covered Conductors (TCC) Systems

371 Flexible Bus Systems

495 Equipment Over 1000 Volts ac, 1500 Volts dc, Nominal

512 Cannabis Oil Equipment and Cannabis Oil Systems Using Flammable Materials

722 Cables for Power-Limited Circuits and Fault-Managed Power Circuits

724 Class 1 Power-Limited Circuits and Class 1 Power-Limited Remote-Control and Signaling Circuits

726 Class 4 Fault-Managed Power Systems

Annex K Use of Medical Electrical Equipment in Dwellings and Residential Board-and-Care Occupancies

2. Definitions in the beginning of each Article were moved to Article 100 so that all NEC® definitions are now in one place.

3. During the 2023 NEC® development process, the format of many code sections changed to properly align with the NEC® Style Manual. The idea is to always maintain consistency with proper lists and numbering throughout all of the NEC® Articles for ease of use.

Some of the previous code sections went straight from the section title into several paragraphs of requirements that really should have been separated.

Many previous code sections may have already been in a list format but did not have a heading at the beginning of the list to introduce the content to follow.

See example below for Section 620.6.

Below is a preview of the NEC®. See the actual NEC® text at NFPA.ORG for the complete code section. Once there, click on their link to free access to the 2023 NEC® edition of NFPA 70.

2020 Code Language:

620.6 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel. Each 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacle installed in pits, in hoistways, on the cars of elevators and dumbwaiters associated with wind turbine tower elevators, on the platforms or in the runways and machinery spaces of platform lifts and stairway chairlifts, and in escalator and moving walk wellways shall be of the ground-fault circuit-interrupter type.

All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in machine rooms, control spaces, machinery spaces, and control rooms shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel.

A permanently installed sump pump shall be permanently wired or shall be supplied by a single receptacle that is ground-fault circuit-interrupter protected.

2023 Code Language:

620.6 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel.

(A) Pits, Hoistways, and on Cars. Each 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacle installed in pits, in hoistways, on the cars of elevators and dumbwaiters associated with wind turbine tower elevators, on the platforms or in the runways and machinery spaces of platform lifts and stairway chairlifts, and in escalator and moving walk wellways shall be a listed Class A ground-fault circuit-interrupter type.

(B) Machine Rooms, Control Spaces, Machinery Spaces, Control Rooms, and Truss Interiors. All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in machine rooms, control spaces, machinery spaces, control rooms, and truss interiors shall have listed Class A ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel.

(C) Sump Pumps. A permanently installed sump pump shall be permanently wired or shall be supplied by a receptacle that is protected by a listed Class A ground-fault circuit-interrupter.

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Global Changes.

Below is a Real Question from our Electrical Continuing Education Courses for Electrical License Renewal:

Based on the 2023 NEC, which of the following is a new Article?

A: Article 210 Branch Circuits.
B: Article 215 Feeders.
C: Article 240 Overcurrent Protection.
D: Article 235 Branch Circuits, Feeders, and Services Over 1000 Volts ac, 1500 Volts dc, Nominal.
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