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 Louisiana

Which codes apply? In Louisiana, plug-in solar falls under the 2020 NEC and the 2021 IRC.

A small array with its own inverter that plugs into an ordinary outlet. State record read Oct 19, 2026. Data as of Oct 26, 2026.

Codes that reach plug-in solar

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

  1. NECNational Electrical Code
    2020 NECVerified

    in force since Jan 1, 2023

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

    National Electric Code (NEC), 2020 Edition (LAC 17:I.115) · LAC 17:I.115

    The 2023 NEC is proposed for January 1, 2027.

    The Louisiana NEC record
  2. IRCInternational Residential Code
    2021 IRCVerified

    in force since Jan 1, 2023

    Where it reaches the product. Chapter 39, receptacles and branch circuits.

    International Residential Code, 2021 Edition (LAC 17:I.107) · LAC 17:I.107

    The 2024 IRC is proposed for January 1, 2027.

    The Louisiana IRC record

Louisiana laws that name plug-in solar

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

No Louisiana law or rule on the site names plug-in solar. The product page shows the states that have one.

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