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Code Corner: 2023 NEC Article 691 Large-Scale PV

Codes and Standards – 6.7.2024

by Tyson Bittrich

In this installment of our Code Corner series, Ryan Mayfield takes up the scope, special requirements, and engineering design for large-scale PV systems not owned and operated by utilities (i.e., 2023 NEC Article 691).

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Section 691.4 enumerates key compliance details – access, markings, voltage ranges, monitoring – for PV systems with a minimum of 5 MWac of inverter generating capacity. Section 691.6 provides the documentation any proper engineer-stamped system design ought to have.

Check out Ryan’s 8-minute explanation of the most relevant portions of Article 691:

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