C-46 Solar (2023-07-01)

California Electrical Code includes the full text of the 2008 NEC, with all California additions, changes and deletions.

This book contains the most current information for safety and compliance in California’s construction industry.

The California Building Code (CBC) contains general building design and construction requirements relating to fire and life safety, structural safety, and access compliance. CBC provisions provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all buildings and structures and certain equipment. Matrix Adoption tables are provided at beginning of every chapter in Part 2 to indicate what chapters and sections are adopted by state agencies (for application to their respective occupancies).

The California Energy Commission is providing this guide as an information resource to those installing photovoltaic (PV) systems under the Emerging Renewable Buy down Program. This is the first published draft of this guide and represents the current state-of-the-art in PV system installation. Revisions will be made to the document as necessary to address suggestions made by users of the guide. If anyone has suggestions on how to make this guide more useful, please do not hesitate to send those suggestions to the California Energy Commission. We hope that this guide is a worthwhile addition to the resources available for installers and look forward to your constructive comments for continued improvements.