Codes of Record

What applies to my job?

Pick the state and the product you build, install, or inspect. The card below answers from each state’s own record.

Interconnection devices in Illinois

Which codes apply? In Illinois, interconnection devices fall under local adoption of the NEC and local adoption of the IRC.

Backup switches, gateways, meter adapters, and the device that islands a home. State record read Oct 19, 2026. Data as of Oct 26, 2026.

Codes that reach interconnection devices

The edition Illinois enforces for each code that governs the product, and the part of the code that does.

  1. NECNational Electrical Code
    Local adoptionPartial

    Where it reaches the product. Article 705 for the point of connection, 230 for the service, and 702 for optional standby systems.

    20 ILCS 3105/10.09-1 (as amended by P.A. 103-510)

    The Illinois NEC record
  2. IRCInternational Residential Code
    Local adoptionPartial

    Where it reaches the product. Chapter 37 and the electrical provisions that mirror the NEC.

    20 ILCS 3105/10.18; 815 ILCS 670/15

    The Illinois IRC record

Illinois laws that name interconnection devices

Statutes, rules, and commission orders are tracked state by state.

No Illinois law or rule on the site names interconnection devices. The product page shows the states that have one.

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