Maine
NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage SystemsIn force since November 27, 2019. Instrument: Chapter 3, Fire Prevention Code (NFPA 1) and Chapter 20 (NFPA 101).
- Applies
- Fire code predates NFPA 855, derived from the fire code edition
- Instrument
- Chapter 3, Fire Prevention Code (NFPA 1) and Chapter 20 (NFPA 101)
- Citation
- 16-219 C.M.R. chs. 3 and 20; 25 M.R.S. 2452
- Scope
- Fire code predates NFPA 855
- Amendments
- Substantial
- Read on
- Oct 24, 2026 from 2 state pages
- Transition rule
- Not on file yet. Which permit date decides the edition is planned research.
What the record says
The passages that set the edition, quoted from the state’s own pages, each 30 words or fewer.
“NFPA #1, Uniform Fire Code, 2018 edition.”
Exceptions and notes
NFPA 1 2018 predates its NFPA 855 reference, so no state route. No NFPA 855 or energy storage mention.
Coming next
Adoptions, proposals, and bills that would change this value.
No change to the NFPA 855 is on file for Maine. The state pages are re-read every Monday.
Open questions from the research
- Effective date is last amendment date (11/27/2019) from rules page, not original adoption.
- Proposed Rulemaking page not read; newer edition could be pending.
- Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code (MUBEC, IBC/IRC) ESS provisions not checked.
- Proposed Rulemaking page https://www.maine.gov/dps/fmo/laws-rules-policy/proposed-rulemaking was blocked; pending 2024 edition not ruled out.
- Effective date is the last amendment date, 11/27/2019; MUBEC not checked.
Cross-check
What the code adoption trackers list for Maine. Where one differs, the state’s own record decides.
No tracker reading is on file for this value.
How Maine adopts the NFPA 855
Not yet researched.
History
Dated NFPA 855 actions on file for Maine.
No dated NFPA 855 action is on file for Maine yet.
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