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.

Solar PV in Kentucky

Which codes apply? In Kentucky, solar PV systems fall under the 2023 NEC, the 2015 IRC, the 2015 IBC, and another model code in place of the IFC.

Rooftop and ground-mounted photovoltaic arrays and their wiring. State record read Oct 19, 2026. Data as of Oct 26, 2026.

Codes that reach solar PV systems

The edition Kentucky 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 Jan 1, 2025

    Where it reaches the product. Article 690, solar photovoltaic systems, with 705 for the interconnection and 690.12 for rapid shutdown.

    NFPA 70 as adopted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky · 815 KAR 7:120; 815 KAR 7:125

    The 2026 NEC is in development.

    The Kentucky NEC record
  2. IRCInternational Residential Code
    2015 IRCPartial

    in force since Dec 3, 2024

    Where it reaches the product. Section R324, solar energy systems.

    2018 Kentucky Residential Code · 815 KAR 7:125

    The Kentucky IRC record
  3. IBCInternational Building Code
    2015 IBCPartial

    in force since Dec 3, 2024

    Where it reaches the product. Rooftop structures and the structural load of the array.

    2018 Kentucky Building Code · 815 KAR 7:120

    The Kentucky IBC record
  4. IFCInternational Fire Code
    Another model codePartial

    Where it reaches the product. Chapter 12, section 1205, solar photovoltaic power systems and roof access.

    Kentucky Standards of Safety · 815 KAR 10:060

    The Kentucky IFC record

Kentucky laws that name solar PV systems

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

No Kentucky law or rule on the site names solar PV 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