Codes of Record

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Plug-in solar in Texas

Which codes apply? In Texas, plug-in solar falls under the 2026 NEC and the 2012 IRC (local option).

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 Texas enforces for each code that governs the product, and the part of the code that does.

  1. NECNational Electrical Code
    2026 NECVerified

    in force since Sep 1, 2026

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

    2026 National Electrical Code (Texas state electrical code) · 16 Tex. Admin. Code §73.100; Tex. Occ. Code §1305.101(a)(2)

    The Texas NEC record
  2. IRCInternational Residential Code
    2012 IRCVerified

    in force since Jan 1, 2022 · Local adoption

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

    International Residential Code, as it existed on May 1, 2012 (municipal residential building code) · Tex. Local Gov’t Code §214.212

    The Texas IRC record

Texas laws that name plug-in solar

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

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

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