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.

Commercial and utility energy storage systems in Michigan

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

Cabinets and containers at a business, a campus, or a substation. State record read Oct 24, 2026. Data as of Oct 26, 2026.

Codes that reach commercial and utility energy storage systems

The edition Michigan 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 Mar 12, 2024

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

    Michigan Electrical Code, Part 8 · Mich. Admin. Code R 408.30801 et seq. (Construction Code, Part 8)

    The 2026 NEC is in development.

    The Michigan NEC record
  2. IFCInternational Fire Code
    Another model codePartial

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

    Fire Prevention Code (Bureau of Fire Services rules) · Mich. Admin. Code R 29.1652; Fire Prevention Code, 1941 PA 207

    The Michigan IFC record
  3. IBCInternational Building Code
    2021 IBCVerified

    in force since Apr 9, 2025

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

    2021 Michigan Building Code · Mich. Admin. Code, Construction Code Part 4 (Building Code), rules filed Dec 10, 2024

    The 2024 IBC is in development.

    The Michigan IBC record
  4. NFPA 855NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems
    Not referencedPartial

    Fire code predates NFPA 855

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

    Fire Prevention Code rules adopting NFPA 1 (2006 edition) · Mich. Admin. Code R 29.1652

    The Michigan NFPA 855 record

Michigan laws that name commercial and utility energy storage systems

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

No Michigan 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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