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Plug-in solar in North Carolina

Which codes apply? In North Carolina, plug-in solar falls under the 2020 NEC and the 2015 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 North Carolina 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 Nov 1, 2021

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

    2020 North Carolina Electrical Code · 2018 North Carolina State Building Code set, Electrical Code volume; G.S. 143-138

    The 2023 NEC is adopted, not yet in force.

    The North Carolina NEC record
  2. IRCInternational Residential Code
    2015 IRCPartial

    in force since Jan 1, 2019

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

    2018 North Carolina State Building Code: Residential Code · 2018 NC State Building Code, Residential Code volume; G.S. 143-138

    The 2021 IRC is adopted, not yet in force.

    The North Carolina IRC record

North Carolina laws that name plug-in solar

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

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

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