Today at the usual hour we examine a few proposals for the 2028 National Electrical Safety that involve the degree to which merchant utilities should be required to replace system elements with elements meeting a higher standard than the standard to which the system element was originally built. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
Grandfather Provisions
A grandfather clause in technical standards (such as building codes, safety regulations, ISO management systems, or engineering specs) is a provision that exempts existing installations, equipment, processes, or systems from complying with new or updated requirements. The older rule continues to apply to pre-existing cases, while the new standard applies only to future ones. This avoids costly immediate retrofits, though exemptions may be time-limited or lost if modifications occur (e.g., expanding a grandfathered facility).
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