Electricians who enroll in this online training will gain a practical understanding of the 2026 National Electrical Code (NEC) updates listed in Chapters 4 through 9.

Focusing on systems commonly encountered in residential, commercial, and rural environments, the 8-hour program reviews updates affecting:

  • HVAC systems, generators, motors, and stationary battery equipment
  • Hazardous occupancies, commercial garages, and cannabis oil equipment installations
  • Recreational vehicles, marinas, and floating structures
  • Elevators, cranes, hoists, and manufactured wiring systems
  • Swimming pools and similar installations, including GFCI/SPGFCI protection
  • Emergency power systems, transfer equipment bypass/isolation, and temporary power sources
  • Communications wiring methods, antenna system safety, and cable-entry standards in new construction and retrofits.

Once finished, participants will feel confident knowing they can apply these updated safety protocols across all project types.

Course ID(s): ELE-CE-CRS-01074

Approved By: Department of Labor and Industry - State Electrical Board

2026 NEC Changes Part 2

Chapter 4 [17 Activities]

  • 01. 406.40(D) Wiring Devices [Formerly Known as Receptacles, Cord Connectors, and Attachment Plugs (Caps)]. General-Use Snap Switches, Dimmers, and Control Switches. Faceplates or Cover Plates Incorporating Night Lights, USB Chargers, or Both.
  • 02. 408.6 Switchboards, Switchgear, and Panelboards. Short-Circuit Current Rating.
  • 03. 408.10 Switchboards, Switchgear, and Panelboards—Identification.
  • 04. 409.23 Industrial Control Panels. Source(s) of Supply.
  • 05. 422.12 Appliance. Central Heating Equipment.
  • 06. 424.2 Fixed Electric Space-Heating Equipment. Listing Requirements.
  • 07. 424.3 Fixed Electric Space-Heating Equipment. Reconditioned Equipment.
  • 08. 426 Fixed Outdoor Electric Deicing and Snow-Melting Equipment. Part VI. Conductive Pavement Heating Systems.
  • 09. 430.22(H) Single Motors. Design BE and CE Motors.
  • 10. 430.24 Exception No. 4. Several Motors or a Motor(s) and Other Load(s).
  • 11. 440.2 Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment. Listing Requirements.
  • 12. 440.4(A) Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment. Hermetic Refrigerant Motor-Compressor Nameplate.
  • 13. 440.14 Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment. Location.
  • 14. 440.15 Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment. Split-System Indoor Unit Identification.
  • 15. 445.13 Generators. Conductors - Minimum Ampacity and Size.
  • 16. 480.2 Stationary Batteries. Listing Requirements.
  • 17. 480.8 Grounding of Battery Stands and Conductive Cases.

Chapter 5 [18 Activities]

  • 01. 500 Chapter 5 Title Change: Specific Occupancies and Locations.
  • 02. 500.5(D)(1) Hazardous (Classified) Locations. Class III Division 1 locations.
  • 03. 500.7 Hazardous (Classified) Locations. Protection Techniques.
  • 04. 500.30 Bonding in Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
  • 05. 501.3 Class I Hazardous (Classified) Locations. Reconditioned Equipment.
  • 06. 505.8(Q) Zone 0, 1, and 2 Locations. Protection Techniques. Artificially Ventilated Room "v".
  • 07. 511.10(B)(3) Commercial Garages, Repair and Storage. Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System. Connections to Electric Vehicles.
  • 08. 512.3 Cannabis Oil Equipment and Cannabis Oil Systems Using Flammable Materials.
  • 09. 512.6 Cannabis Oil Equipment and Cannabis Oil Systems Using Flammable Materials. Prohibited Locations.
  • 10. 514.11 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities. Circuit Disconnects.
  • 11. 517.4 Health Care Facilities. Electrical Service.
  • 12. 517.20(A)(3) Health Care Facilities. Wet Procedure Locations.
  • 13. 517.42 Health Care Facilities. Essential Electrical Systems—Selective Coordination.
  • 14. 517.43(A)(7) Health Care Facilities. Automatic Connection to Life Safety branch.
  • 15. 551.32 Recreational Vehicles and Recreational Vehicle Parks. Other Sources. Labeling of Inverters.
  • 16. 551.40(D) Recreational Vehicles and Recreational Vehicle Parks. Grounding Monitor Interrupter (GMI).
  • 17. 555.9 Marinas, Boatyards, Floating buildings, and Docking Facilities. Engineered Design.
  • 18. 555.35(F) Marinas, Boatyards, Floating buildings, and Docking Facilities. Coordination and Performance Testing.

Chapter 6 [32 Activities]

  • 01. 600 Chapter 6 Title Change: Specific Equipment.
  • 02. 600.6(A)(2) Electric Signs and Outline Lighting. Disconnects. Within Sight of the Sign.
  • 03. 604.100(A) Manufactured Wiring Systems. Wiring Methods.
  • 04. 610.4 Cranes and Hoists. Special Requirements for Particular Locations.
  • 05. 620.21(A)(1) Elevators. Hoistways and Pits.
  • 06. 620.21(A)(3) Elevators. Within Machine Rooms, Control Rooms, and Machinery Spaces and Control Spaces.
  • 07. 620.22(A)(1) Elevators. Car Light Receptacles, Auxiliary Lighting, and Ventilation. Separate Branch Circuit.
  • 08. 620.51(A) Exception No. 3. Elevators, Dumbwaiters, etc. Disconnecting Means.
  • 09. 620.51(E) Elevators, Dumbwaiters, etc. Surge Protection.
  • 10. 620.62 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, etc. Selective Coordination.
  • 11. 624 Electric Self-Propelled Vehicle Power Transfer Systems (ESVSEs).
  • 12. 625.4 Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System. Qualified Person.
  • 13. 625.5 Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System. Field Markings.
  • 14. 625.17(A) Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System. Power-Supply Cord.
  • 15. 625.43 Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System. Disconnecting Means.
  • 16. 625.44 Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System. Equipment Connection.
  • 17. 626.32 Electrified Truck Parking Spaces. Power Supply Cable Assembly.
  • 18. 645.27 Information Technology Equipment. Selective Coordination.
  • 19. 680.5(B) Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations. GFCI and SPGFCI Protection. 150 Volts or Less to Ground.
  • 20. 680.12(B) Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations. Equipment Rooms, Vaults, and Pits. Receptacles.
  • 21. 680.14 Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations. Corrosive Environments.
  • 22. 680.21(D) Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations. Pool Pump Motor Replacement, Reconditioning, or Repair.
  • 23. 680.22(D) Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations. Lighting, Receptacles, and Equipment. Portable Signs.
  • 24. 680.23(B)(2)(b) Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations. Underwater Luminaires.
  • 25. 680.26(B)(1)&(2) Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations. Equipotential Bonding—40% Copper-Clad Steel.
  • 26. 680.26(B)(5)(4) Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations. Equipotential Bonding—Metal Fittings and Metal Structures.
  • 27. 680.30(B) Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations. Additional Requirements.
  • 28. 690.7(D) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems. Maximum dc Voltage. Marking dc PV Circuits.
  • 29. 690.31(B)(1) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems. Conductors of Different Systems.
  • 30. 690.43(E) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems. Flexible Equipment Grounding and Bonding Conductors Connected to Moving Parts of PV Arrays.
  • 31. 695.7(A)(2) Fire Pumps. Supply Conductors. Feeders.
  • 32. 695.14(F) Fire Pumps. Generator Control Wiring Methods.

Chapter 7 [19 Activities]

  • 01. 700 Chapter 7 Title Change: Specific Conditions and Systems.
  • 02. 700.1 Emergency Systems. Scope.
  • 03. 700.4 Commissioning and Servicing.
  • 04. 700.4(F)(8) Emergency Systems. Temporary Source of Power During Servicing (Equal Protection).
  • 05. 700.4(F)(9) Emergency Systems. Temporary Source of Power During Servicing (Switching Separately Derived Systems).
  • 06. 700.4(F)(10) Emergency Systems. Temporary Source of Power During Servicing - Section 700.10(D)(4)(B).
  • 07. 700.6(C) Emergency Systems. Bypass and Isolation of Transfer Equipment.
  • 08. 700.10(B) Emergency System. Wiring.
  • 09. 700.10(D)(1) Emergency System. Fire Protection. Occupancies.
  • 10. 700.10(D)(2) Emergency System. Fire Protection. Feeder-Circuit Wiring.
  • 11. 700.11 Emergency System. Wiring, Class 2 and Class 4 Powered Emergency Lighting Systems.
  • 12. 700.12(G) Emergency System. Battery-Equipped Emergency Luminaires.
  • 13. 700.24 Emergency System. Luminaires with Control Inputs that Provide Emergency Illumination.
  • 14. 701.4(C),(D), and (E) Legally Required Standby Systems. Commissioning and Servicing.
  • 15. 701.6(C) Legally Required Standby Systems. Bypass and Isolation of Transfer Equipment.
  • 16. 701.9 Legally Required Standby Systems. Surge Protection.
  • 17. 701.12(C)(3) Legally Required Standby Systems. General Requirements. Outdoor Generator Sets.
  • 18. 722 Limited-Energy Cables for Power-Limited Circuits, Fault-Managed-Power Circuits, Optical Fiber Circuits, and Communications Circuits.
  • 19. 723 Raceways, Cable Routing Assemblies, and Cable Trays for Limited-Energy Systems.

Chapter 8 [8 Activities]

  • 01. 800.1 General Requirements for Communications Systems Outside and Entering Buildings. Scope.
  • 02. 800.2 General Requirements for Communications Systems Outside and Entering Buildings. Listing.
  • 03. 800.44 Communications Systems. Overhead (Aerial) Wires and Cables.
  • 04. 800.47 Communications Systems. Underground Systems Entering Buildings.
  • 05. 800.48 Communications Systems — Unlisted Cables Entering Buildings.
  • 06. 810.13 Antenna Systems (Outside). Avoidance of contact with conductors of other systems.
  • 07. 830.2 Network-Powered Broadband Communications Systems. Listing Requirements.
  • 08. 830.47 Underground Network-Powered Broadband Communications Cables Entering Buildings.

Chapter 9 and Annexes [6 Activities]

  • 01. 9 Tables (Chapter 9) Table 13. Equipment Suitable for Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
  • 02. Annex A, Table A.1(1) Informational References. NFPA Standards Referenced in NEC.
  • 03. Annex B.8. Medium Voltage Cable Shield Current Correction Factor.
  • 04. Annex D, Example D14 Grounded Service Conductor.
  • 05. Annex D, Example D15 Load Calculations Using Power Control Systems (PCSs).
  • 06. Annex L (New), Proposed Organization of the 2029 National Electrical Code.

Course Completion

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Jerry Durham

Jerry previously served the state of North Carolina as a Level III electrical inspector and provided state-approved electrical training for electrical inspectors at both Alamance County and Guilford County (NC) Community Colleges. Jerry taught the Kentucky state-approved four-year electrical apprenticeship programs offered by the Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) Trade School and Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Trade School, and served the state of Kentucky as a Master Electrician and Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Officer. Jerry is a Certified Distance Education Instructor (CDEI) and NCCER Core and Electrical Curriculum certified instructor. Jerry currently holds North Carolina and ICC electrical inspector accreditations and is recognized by the state of Washington as an approved electrical administrator.

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