One of the largest articles in the National Electrical Code deals with wiring safety for motors, motor circuits and controllers — Article 430 — which makes sense because rotating machinery present the largest watt load in building premise power chains.
Over our 30 year tenure on NEC technical committees we have had some modest success getting safety and sustainability concepts relevant to education facilities driven into this part of the NEC. Ahead of the January 4th deadline for submitting new ideas for the 2026 revision we will review what we did and what more – if anything — can be done to improve safety and sustainability. We usually begin with an examination of the transcripts of committee decisions in the previous revision cycle; linked below.
