Codes of Record

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Plug-in solar in Vermont

Which codes apply? In Vermont, plug-in solar falls under the 2023 NEC and another model code in place of the 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 Vermont 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 Nov 5, 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.

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

    The Vermont NEC record
  2. IRCInternational Residential Code
    Another model codeVerified

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

    2025 Vermont Fire & Building Safety Code (NFPA 101 for one- and two-family occupancies) · Rule 25P022, Section 5; 20 V.S.A. § 2731

    The Vermont IRC record

Vermont laws that name plug-in solar

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

Law or ruleKindStageDateWhat it does
Vermont S.202 (Act 149, 2026) plug-in photovoltaic deviceslegislature.vermont.govStatutePartialIn forceJul 1, 2026Lets customers use plug-in PV devices on a standard outlet with no interconnection agreement or utility approval; tenants must notify landlords. Source (opens in a new tab)

Every Vermont law on plug-in solar, with filters

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