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Plug-in solar in Pennsylvania

Which codes apply? In Pennsylvania, 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 18, 2026. Data as of Oct 26, 2026.

Codes that reach plug-in solar

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

  1. NECNational Electrical Code
    2020 NECPartial

    in force since Jan 1, 2026 · Statewide, with exceptions

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

    NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code) as referenced by the Pennsylvania UCC’s 2021 IBC · 34 Pa. Code Sec. 403.21 (adopts the 2021 IBC, which references NFPA 70), Regulation #12-125

    The Pennsylvania NEC record
  2. IRCInternational Residential Code
    2021 IRCVerified

    in force since Jan 1, 2026 · Statewide, with exceptions

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

    Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC), 2021 International Residential Code as adopted · 34 Pa. Code Sec. 403.21 as amended by Regulation #12-125 (55 Pa.B., Nov. 8, 2025); Construction Code Act, 35 P.S. 7210.304

    The 2024 IRC is in development.

    The Pennsylvania IRC record

Pennsylvania laws that name plug-in solar

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

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

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