What changes next for commercial and utility energy storage systems in Kansas?

The 2024 IFC is in development.

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.

State

Commercial and utility energy storage systems in Kansas

Which codes apply? In Kansas, commercial and utility energy storage systems fall under the 2008 NEC, the 2006 IFC, the 2018 IBC (state buildings only), and a fire code that predates NFPA 855.

Cabinets and containers at a business, a campus, or a substation. State record read Oct 25, 2026. Data as of Oct 26, 2026.

Codes that reach commercial and utility energy storage systems

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

NECNational Electrical Code

2008 NECPartial

in force since Feb 4, 2011 · Statewide, with exceptions

Where it reaches the product. Article 706, with 705 for the interconnection.

National electric code, NFPA standard no. 70, as adopted in K.A.R. 22-1-3 · K.A.R. 22-1-3(n)

The Kansas NEC record
IFCInternational Fire Code

2006 IFCVerified

in force since Feb 4, 2011

Where it reaches the product. Chapter 12, section 1207, and the operational permit.

Kansas fire prevention code · K.S.A. 31-134; K.A.R. 22-1-3(b)

The 2024 IFC is in development.

The Kansas IFC record
IBCInternational Building Code

2018 IBCPartial

State buildings only

Where it reaches the product. Occupancy, construction type, and separation for the building that holds the system.

Department of Administration, Form 110 (September 2026), item A

The Kansas IBC record
NFPA 855NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems

Not referencedVerified

Fire code predates NFPA 855

Where it reaches the product. The whole standard: siting, size and separation, fire control, explosion control, and commissioning.

Kansas Fire Prevention Code (2006 International Fire Code) · K.A.R. 22-1-3

The Kansas NFPA 855 record

Coming next

IFC
The 2024 IFC is in development.
State Fire Marshal is drafting a code based on the 2024 IFC with a governor’s task force reviewing it; final adoption is expected in mid to late 2027 and requires legislative ratification, with a reported target effective date of July 1, 2027.
Partial

State or local

NECKansas applies the NEC statewide, with exceptions the record lists.
NECOne- and two-family dwellings fall outside the fire marshal’s code.
IFCOne- and two-family dwellings fall outside the fire marshal’s code.
IBCKansas applies its IBC edition to state buildings only; cities and counties set their own.
IBCKansas has no statewide building code; cities and counties adopt their own.

Cities and counties can amend a statewide code, so confirm the edition in force with the local official.

Go deeper

Kansas laws that name commercial and utility energy storage systems

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

No Kansas law or rule on the site names commercial and utility energy storage systems. The product page shows the states that have one.

For information only. Your local building or fire official decides which code applies. We check state records often but can miss a recent change, so confirm with your official before you design, permit, or install. Terms of use