Delaware
NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage SystemsIn force since January 1, 2026. Instrument: Delaware State Fire Prevention Regulations, 2026 update.
- Applies
- Adopted directly
- Instrument
- Delaware State Fire Prevention Regulations, 2026 update
- Citation
- 29 DE Reg 509 (12-01-25)
- Scope
- Statewide
- Amendments
- Substantial
- Read on
- Oct 24, 2026 from 1 state page
- Transition rule
- Not on file yet. Which permit date decides the edition is planned research.
What the record says
The passages that set the edition, quoted from the state’s own pages, each 30 words or fewer.
“NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems, 2023 edition.”
Exceptions and notes
State Fire Marshal update letter lists NFPA 1 2024 and NFPA 855 2023 by name. Chapter 52 modifications not read.
Coming next
Adoptions, proposals, and bills that would change this value.
No change to the NFPA 855 is on file for Delaware. The state pages are re-read every Monday.
Open questions from the research
- Quote taken from a fetch summary, verify wording against the PDF.
- Chapter 52 modifications in Regulation 701 not read.
- Cornell LII mirror of 1 DE Admin. Code 701-7-1.0 still shows NFPA 1 2021 / NFPA 855-2020 (stale); state update letter decides.
- Fetch was a summary; verify wording on the PDF.
Cross-check
What the code adoption trackers list for Delaware. Where one differs, the state’s own record decides.
No tracker reading is on file for this value.
How Delaware adopts the NFPA 855
Not yet researched.
History
Dated NFPA 855 actions on file for Delaware.
No dated NFPA 855 action is on file for Delaware yet.
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