SPS 316.310(1)(b)
(b) Where more than two NM cables containing two or more current-carrying conductors are installed in contact with thermal insulation without maintaining spacing between cables, the allowable ampacity of each conductor shall be adjusted in accordance with Table 310.15 (B) (3) (a).
SPS 316.310(2)
(2) This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in 2017 NEC 310.15 (B) (3) (a): The derating factors shown in NEC Table 310.15 (B) (3) (a) do not apply to branch circuits supplying an individual dwelling unit.
SPS 316.310 History
History: CR 08-047: cr.
Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 3-1-09;
CR 13-042: am. (title), (intro.)
Register November 2013 No. 695, eff. 12-1-13; corrections in (intro.), (1), (2) under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7. Register November 2013 No. 695;
CR 16-093: renum. (intro.) to (1) (intro.), cr. (2)
Register June 2018 No. 750, eff. 8-1-18.
SPS 316.312
SPS 316.312 Cabinets, cutout boxes and meter socket enclosures. SPS 316.312(1)(1)
Cables. Substitute the following wording for 2011 and 2017 NEC 312.5 (C) Exception (intro.): Exception: Cables with entirely nonmetallic sheaths may enter an enclosure through one or more nonflexible raceways of not less than 12 inches and not more than 10 feet in length, provided all of the following conditions are met:
SPS 316.312(2)
(2)
Omission. The requirements specified in 2011 NEC 312.5 (C) Exception paragraph (b) and 2017 NEC 312.5 (C) Exception number 2 are not included as part of this chapter.
SPS 316.312(3)
(3)
Fitting
. Substitute the following wording for 2011 NEC 312.5 (C) Exception paragraph (c) and 2017 NEC 312.5 (C) Exception number 3: A fitting is provided on each end of the raceway to protect the cable from abrasion.
SPS 316.314
SPS 316.314 Outlet, device, pull and junction boxes; conduit bodies; fittings; and handhole enclosures. SPS 316.314(1)(1)
Conductors entering boxes, conduit bodies, or fittings. This is a department exception to the requirements of 2011 and 2017 NEC 314.17 (B) and (C): Exception: Nonmetallic sheathed cable is not required to be secured to the box or conduit body where it is installed in accordance with the wiring method specified in s.
SPS 316.312.
SPS 316.314(2)
(2)
Outlet boxes. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements of 2011 NEC 314.27 (A): In a dwelling unit, a ceiling outlet box installed for use as a lighting fixture outlet in a habitable room or kitchen and located where a ceiling fan could be installed shall be a type listed for ceiling fan support.
SPS 316.334
SPS 316.334 Nonmetallic-sheathed cable: Types NM, NMC and NMS. SPS 316.334(1)(1)
Uses permitted. Substitute the following wording for 2011 and 2017 NEC 334.10 (3): Other structures permitted to be of Types III, IV, and V construction except as prohibited in NEC 334.12.
SPS 316.334(2)
(2)
Types NM, NMC, and NMS. The requirements specified in 2011 and 2017 NEC 334.12 (A) (2) are not included as part of this chapter.
SPS 316.358
SPS 316.358 Uses permitted. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements of 2011 and 2017 NEC 358.12: Electrical metallic tubing may not be used in direct contact with earth, in concrete slabs or floors poured on earth, or in exterior concrete walls below grade.
SPS 316.400(1)(1)
This is a department exception in addition to the exception in 2011 NEC 400.8 (4): Exception No. 2: Flexible cords and cables permitted by NEC 400.7 (A) that are connected to sources other than busways may be attached to adequately supported equipment or building surfaces provided the type of cord or cable, the attachment to the building and equipment, and the support comply with the provisions of NEC 368.56 (B).
SPS 316.400(2)
(2) This is a department exception in addition to the exception in 2017 NEC 400.12 (4): Exception No. 2: Flexible cords and cables permitted by NEC 400.10 (A) that are connected to sources other than busways may be attached to adequately supported equipment or building surfaces provided the type of cord or cable, the attachment to the building and equipment, and the support comply with the provisions of NEC 368.56 (B).
SPS 316.400 History
History: CR 08-047: cr.
Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 3-1-09;
CR 13-042: am. (title)
Register November 2013 No. 695, eff. 12-1-13;
CR 16-093: renum. SPS 316.400 to (1) and am., cr. (2)
Register June 2018 No. 750, eff. 8-1-18.
SPS 316.404
SPS 316.404 Switches controlling lighting loads. The requirements in 2017 NEC 404.2 (C) do not apply to dwelling units.
SPS 316.404 History
History: CR 16-093: cr.
Register June 2018 No. 750, eff. 8-1-18.
SPS 316.406
SPS 316.406 Receptacles, cord connectors and attachment plugs (caps). SPS 316.406(1)(1)
The requirements in 2011 and 2017 NEC 406.4 (D) (4) are not included as part of this chapter.
SPS 316.406(2)
(2) Substitute the following wording for 2017 NEC 406.9 (B) (1): Receptacles of 15 and 20 amperes, 125 and 250 volts installed in a wet location shall have an enclosure that is weatherproof whether or not the attachment plug cap is inserted.
SPS 316.406 History
History: CR 08-047: cr.
Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 3-1-09;
CR 13-042:
Register November 2013 No. 695, eff. 12-1-13;
CR 16-093: renum. SPS 316.406 to (1) and am., cr. (2)
Register June 2018 No. 750, eff. 8-1-18.
SPS 316.450
SPS 316.450 Transformers and transformer vaults (including secondary ties). SPS 316.450(1)(1)
Overcurrent protection. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in 2011 and 2017 NEC Table 450.3 (A) Note 3: The qualified person shall be either an employee at that location or an employee contracted for this purpose who is readily available.
SPS 316.450(2)
(2)
Location. Substitute the following wording for 2011 and 2017 NEC 450.41: Vaults containing oil-insulated transformers shall be located where the vaults can be ventilated to the outside air without using flues or ducts, except where a petition for variance is approved.
SPS 316.511
SPS 316.511 Commercial garages, repair and storage. SPS 316.511(1)(1)
The requirements specified in 2011 NEC 511.3 (C) (1) (a) are not included as part of this chapter.
SPS 316.511(2)
(2) Substitute the following wording for 2011 NEC 511.3 (C) (2) (a): The ceiling area shall be unclassified where ventilation is provided from a point not more than 18 inches from the highest point in the ceiling. The ventilation shall conform to chs.
SPS 361 to
366.
SPS 316.511 Note
Note: The Commercial Building Code, chapters SPS 361 to 366, adopts and references the International Mechanical Code, IMC, for the design of ventilation systems. The adopted provisions of the International Mechanical Code under section 502.16 prescribe provisions for repair garages for natural gas- and hydrogen- fueled vehicles.
SPS 316.511(3)
(3) Substitute the following wording for “Extent of Classified Location” in 2017 NEC Table 511.3 (C) under which the floor area of a major repair garage is considered unclassified: Up to 450 mm (18 in.) above floor level of the room where the room is provided with ventilation from a point not more than 300 mm (12 in.) from the lowest point of the floor area and the ventilation conforms to chs.
SPS 361 to
366.
SPS 316.511(4)
(4) Substitute the following wording for “Extent of Classified Location” in 2017 NEC Table 511.3 (D) under which the ceiling area of a major repair garage is considered unclassified: Within 450 mm (18 in.) of ceiling where ventilation is provided from a point not more than 450 mm (18 in.) from the highest point in the ceiling and the ventilation conforms to chs.
SPS 361 to
366.
SPS 316.511 History
History: CR 08-047: cr.
Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 3-1-09;
CR 13-042: renum. SPS 316.511 to (1) and am. (title) and (1), cr. (2)
Register November 2013 No. 695, eff. 12-1-13; correction in (1) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register November 2013 No. 695;
CR 16-093: am. (1), (2), cr. (3), (4)
Register June 2018 No. 750, eff 8-1-18.
SPS 316.547
SPS 316.547 Agricultural buildings. This is a department exception to the requirements in 2011 and 2017 NEC 547.5 (G): Exception: Ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection is not required for a single receptacle providing power for an electric fence controller used for livestock containment where an accessible ground-fault circuit-interrupter protected receptacle is located within 900 mm (3 ft) of the non-GFCI protected receptacle.
SPS 316.551
SPS 316.551 Recreational vehicles and recreational vehicle parks. Substitute the following wording for 2017 NEC 551.71 (C): A minimum of 20 percent of existing and 40 percent of all new recreational vehicle sites, with electrical supply, shall each be equipped with a 50-ampre, 125/250-volt receptacle conforming to the configuration as identified in Figure 551.46 (C) (1). These electrical supplies shall be permitted to include additional receptacles that have configurations in accordance with 551.81.
SPS 316.551 History
History: CR 16-093: cr.
Register June 2018 No. 750, eff. 8-1-18.
SPS 316.620
SPS 316.620 Elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, moving walks, platform lifts and stairway chairlifts. This is a department exception to the requirements in 2011 and 2017 NEC 620: Exception: Wherever NEC 620 requires disconnecting means with overcurrent protection to be located in an elevator machine room, control room, machinery space or control space and the elevator does not have such a room or space directly accessible from a building floor level, such devices shall be located instead in lockable cabinets or electrical rooms accessible only to qualified persons.
SPS 316.620 History
History: CR 08-047: cr.
Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 3-1-09;
CR 13-042: am. (title)
Register November 2013 No. 695, eff. 12-1-13;
CR 14-020: renum. 316.620 to (2), cr. (1)
Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14;
CR 16-093: renum. (1) to SPS 316.620 and am., r. (2)
Register June 2018 No. 750, eff. 8-1-18.
SPS 316.675
SPS 316.675 Electrically driven or controlled irrigation machines. SPS 316.675(1)(1)
This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in 2011 NEC 675.8: A service disconnecting means with overcurrent protection shall be provided at the service point in accordance with NEC 230 subchapter VI.
SPS 316.675(2)
(2) This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in 2017 NEC 675.8: A service disconnecting means with overcurrent protection shall be provided at the service point in accordance with NEC 230 Part VI.
SPS 316.675 History
History: CR 08-047: cr.
Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 3-1-09;
CR 13-042: am.
Register November 2013 No. 695, eff. 12-1-13;
CR 16-093: renum. SPS 316.675 to (1) and am., cr. (2)
Register June 2018 No. 750, eff. 8-1-18.
SPS 316.680
SPS 316.680 Swimming pools, fountains and similar installations. SPS 316.680(1)(1)
Perimeter surfaces. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements of 2011 NEC 680.26 (B) (2): The requirements specified in NEC 680.26 (B) (2) do not apply to a listed self-contained spa or hot tub constructed with nonmetallic walls.
SPS 316.680(2)
(2)
Pool water. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements of 2011 NEC 680.26 (C): The requirements specified in NEC 680.26 (C) do not apply to a listed self-contained spa or hot tub constructed with nonmetallic walls.
SPS 316.700(1)(1)
Wiring, emergency system. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements of 2011 and 2017 NEC 700.10 (B):
SPS 316.700(1)(a)
(a) Except as provided in par.
(b), emergency circuit wiring shall be listed raceways, Type AC cable or Type MC cable.
SPS 316.700(1)(b)
(b) Emergency lighting fixtures may use flexible cord connections in compliance with NEC 410.62 (C) for electric discharge luminaries.
SPS 316.700(2)
(2)
General requirements. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in 2011 and 2017 NEC 700.12 (intro.): The enclosure of the alternate source of power located outdoors for emergency systems shall be located at least 10 feet horizontally from any combustible portion of a Type III, Type IV, or Type V building and at least 20 feet from an outdoor electrical transformer, electrical metering, service equipment, or normal power distribution equipment. These dimensions may be reduced where a noncombustible barrier is installed that extends at least 3 feet beyond each side of the alternate power source and transformer. The height of the barrier shall be at least one foot above the top of the transformer, electrical metering, service equipment, or alternate power source, whichever is higher.
SPS 316.700(3)
(3)
General requirements, dual supplies. The requirements in 2011 and 2017 NEC 700.12 (B) (3) are not included as part of this chapter.
SPS 316.700 Note
Note: See chs.
SPS 361 to
366 for further requirements.
SPS 316.700 History
History: CR 08-047: cr.
Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 3-1-09;
CR 13-042: am. (1) (intro.), (3)
Register November 2013 No. 695, eff. 12-1-13;
CR 16-093: am. (1) (intro.), (2), (3)
Register June 2018 No. 750, eff. 8-1-18.
SPS 316.701
SPS 316.701 Legally required standby systems. SPS 316.701(1)(1)
Addition. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in 2011 and 2017 NEC 701.12 (intro.): The enclosure of the alternate source of power located outdoors for legally required standby systems shall be located at least 10 feet horizontally from any combustible portion of a Type III, Type IV, or Type V building and at least 20 feet from an outdoor electrical transformer, electrical metering, service equipment, or normal power distribution equipment. These dimensions may be reduced where a noncombustible barrier is installed that extends at least 3 feet beyond each side of the alternate power source and transformer. The height of the barrier shall be at least one foot above the top of the transformer, electrical metering, service equipment, or alternate power source, whichever is higher.
SPS 316.701(2)
(2)
Deletion. The requirements specified in 2011 and 2017 NEC 701.12 (B) (3) are not included as part of this chapter.
SPS 316.701 Note
Note: See chs.
SPS 361 to
366 for further requirements.