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.

Plug-in solar in Iowa

Which codes apply? In Iowa, plug-in solar falls under the 2023 NEC and the 2024 IRC (local option).

A small array with its own inverter that plugs into an ordinary outlet. State record read Oct 20, 2026. Data as of Oct 26, 2026.

Codes that reach plug-in solar

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 690 and 705 as written, which is why states write a statute to let the device plug in.

    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 39, receptacles and branch circuits.

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

    The Iowa IRC record

Iowa laws that name plug-in solar

On the site: one law or rule, newest first.

Law or ruleKindStageDateWhat it does
HF 2046 plug-in solarlegis.iowa.govBillVerifiedDid not pass–Plug-in solar bill; did not pass: the 2026 session ended. Source (opens in a new tab)

Every Iowa law on plug-in solar, with filters

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