Codes of Record

What applies to my job?

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Interconnection devices in Iowa

Which codes apply? In Iowa, interconnection devices fall under the 2023 NEC and the 2024 IRC (local option).

Backup switches, gateways, meter adapters, and the device that islands a home. State record read Oct 20, 2026. Data as of Oct 26, 2026.

Codes that reach interconnection devices

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

  1. NECNational Electrical Code
    2023 NECVerified

    in force since Jul 1, 2025

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

    State electrical code (481 IAC chapter 404) · 481 IAC 404.3; Iowa Code 103.1(12A) and 103.1B (2026 Iowa Acts, HF 2800)

    The 2026 NEC is proposed.

    The Iowa NEC record
  2. IRCInternational Residential Code
    2024 IRCVerified

    in force since Sep 10, 2025 · Local adoption

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

    State building code (481 IAC chapter 301) · 481 IAC 301.8 (Iowa Code 103A.7)

    The Iowa IRC record

Iowa laws that name interconnection devices

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

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

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