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 Michigan

Which codes apply? In Michigan, solar PV systems fall under the 2023 NEC, the 2015 IRC, the 2021 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 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 690, solar photovoltaic systems, with 705 for the interconnection and 690.12 for rapid shutdown.

    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. IRCInternational Residential Code
    2015 IRCVerified

    in force since Feb 8, 2016

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

    2015 Michigan Residential Code · Mich. Admin. Code, Construction Code Part 5 (Residential Code)

    The 2021 IRC is adopted, not yet in force.

    The Michigan IRC record
  3. IBCInternational Building Code
    2021 IBCVerified

    in force since Apr 9, 2025

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

    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. IFCInternational Fire Code
    Another model codePartial

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

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

    The Michigan IFC record

Michigan laws that name solar PV systems

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

No Michigan law or rule on the site names solar PV systems. The product page shows the states that have one.

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