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Commercial and utility energy storage systems in Maryland

Which codes apply? In Maryland, commercial and utility energy storage systems fall under the 2017 NEC, another model code in place of the IFC, the 2021 IBC, and the 2023 NFPA 855 through the fire code.

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

Codes that reach commercial and utility energy storage systems

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

  1. NECNational Electrical Code
    2017 NECPartial

    Statewide, with exceptions

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

    COMAR 29.06.01 (State Fire Prevention Code); COMAR 09.12.50.02-1B (Model Performance Code)

    The 2023 NEC is in development.

    The Maryland NEC record
  2. IFCInternational Fire Code
    Another model codeVerified

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

    State Fire Prevention Code · COMAR 29.06.01.06-.09; Public Safety Article, Title 6

    The Maryland IFC record
  3. IBCInternational Building Code
    2021 IBCVerified

    in force since May 29, 2023

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

    Maryland Building Performance Standards · COMAR 09.12.51; Public Safety Article 12-503

    The Maryland IBC record
  4. NFPA 855NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems
    2023 NFPA 855Verified

    in force since Jun 23, 2025 · Through NFPA 1, chapter 52 · Edition derived from the fire code the state adopts

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

    State Fire Prevention Code, COMAR 29.06.01 · COMAR 29.06.01.08

    The Maryland NFPA 855 record

Maryland laws that name commercial and utility energy storage systems

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

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

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