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.

Plug-in solar in Rhode Island

Which codes apply? In Rhode Island, plug-in solar falls under the 2023 NEC and the 2021 IRC.

A small array with its own inverter that plugs into an ordinary outlet. State record read Oct 20, 2026. Data as of Oct 26, 2026.

Codes that reach plug-in solar

The edition Rhode Island 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 Dec 1, 2025

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

    Rhode Island Electrical Code · 510-RICR-00-00-5; R.I. Gen. Laws 23-27.3-100.1.5

    The Rhode Island NEC record
  2. IRCInternational Residential Code
    2021 IRCVerified

    in force since Dec 1, 2025

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

    Rhode Island One and Two Family Dwelling Code · 510-RICR-00-00-2; R.I. Gen. Laws 23-27.3-100.1.5 and 23-27.3-109.1

    The 2024 IRC is bill pending.

    The Rhode Island IRC record

Rhode Island laws that name plug-in solar

On the site: one law or rule, newest first.

Law or ruleKindStageDateWhat it does
RI S 2359 / H 7269 portable solar devicesrilegislature.govBillPartialPendingMar 12, 2026Defines portable solar devices and exempts them from permitting and utility-agreement processes meant for larger systems. Source (opens in a new tab)

Every Rhode Island law on plug-in solar, with filters

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