Which Vermont laws name EV charging equipment?

Vermont 2020 and 2024 commercial energy codes: EV charging requirements is in force or enacted.

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.

State

EV charging in Vermont

Which codes apply? In Vermont, EV charging equipment falls under the 2023 NEC, the 2018 commercial IECC (statewide minimum), the 2015 residential IECC (statewide minimum), and the 2021 IBC.

Chargers at homes, in parking structures, and at public sites. State record read Oct 20, 2026. Data as of Oct 26, 2026.

Codes that reach EV charging equipment

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

NECNational Electrical Code

2023 NECVerified

in force since Nov 5, 2025

Where it reaches the product. Article 625, electric vehicle power transfer systems.

2025 Vermont Electrical Safety Rules · Rule 25P023, adopted under 26 V.S.A. § 891

The Vermont NEC record
IECC commercialInternational Energy Conservation Code, commercial

2018 IECCVerified

in force since Jul 14, 2026 · Statewide minimum

Where it reaches the product. EV-capable and EV-ready parking spaces in the commercial energy code.

30 V.S.A. § 53; Vermont Commercial Building Energy Standards (CBES) Amendments, adopted Apr 10, 2026

The Vermont IECC commercial record
IECC residentialInternational Energy Conservation Code, residential

2015 IECCVerified

in force since Jul 14, 2026 · Statewide minimum

Where it reaches the product. Where a state adopts the EV-ready appendix for homes.

30 V.S.A. § 51; Vermont Residential Building Energy Standards (RBES) Amendments, adopted Apr 10, 2026

The Vermont IECC residential record
IBCInternational Building Code

2021 IBCVerified

in force since Nov 4, 2025 · Statewide, with exceptions

Where it reaches the product. Parking structures, ventilation, and accessible routes to chargers.

2025 Vermont Fire & Building Safety Code · Rule 25P022, adopted under 20 V.S.A. §§ 2677, 2731, 2757, 2882

The Vermont IBC record

Coming next

Nothing is on file ahead for these codes in Vermont. The changes page lists every move the site tracks.

State or local

IECC commercialVermont sets the IECC commercial as a statewide minimum, so a city or county may enforce a newer edition.
IECC commercialOne- and two-family dwellings and multi-family dwellings of three stories or less are excluded from the CBES certification requirement.
IECC residentialVermont sets the IECC residential as a statewide minimum, so a city or county may enforce a newer edition.
IBCVermont applies the IBC statewide, with exceptions the record lists.
IBCThe code applies to public buildings as defined in 20 V.S.A. chapter 173; owner-occupied single-family residences not used for a public purpose are outside it.

Cities and counties can amend a statewide code, so confirm the edition in force with the local official.

Go deeper

Vermont laws that name EV charging equipment

On the site: two laws, rules, orders, and bills, newest first.

Law or rule	Kind	Stage	Date	What it does
S.271 (2023-24): right to charge electric vehicles at homelegislature.vermont.gov	Bill	VerifiedDid not pass	Jan 17, 2024	Would let residents install home EV charging despite association or lease restrictions. Source (opens in a new tab)
Vermont 2020 and 2024 commercial energy codes: EV charging requirementsefficiencyvermont.com	Code amendment	Lead onlyIn force	–	Commercial energy codes contain EV charging provisions for new buildings (per Efficiency Vermont training listing). Source (opens in a new tab)

Every Vermont law on EV charging equipment, with filters

For information only. Your local building or fire official decides which code applies. We check state records often but can miss a recent change, so confirm with your official before you design, permit, or install. Terms of use