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Overview 2017 NESC Edition
SC8 Actions – Oct 2015 NESC Product Development
NESC HandbookMOOCsNESC App
NESC EventsNESC Summit, April 2015NESC Workshop, October 2016
Ways to Engage
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NESC Cycle
Current edition is 2012 – next version effective in 2017 Timeline
– September – October 2015 – NESC Sub-committees final vote
– 1/15/2016 – Proposed 2017 ANSI C2 sent to NESC Main Committee for letter ballot and to ANSI for public comment
– 5/15/16 – NESC committee approved revisions submitted to ANSI for approval
Public Comments
Total of 53 comments submitted on the 2017 Pre-print– 17 - EEI EURC Task Force– 17 – SEE– 19 – General Public
NESC SC8 met in October 2015 to consider public comments and vote on final change proposals to be included in the 2017 Code
Major Topics
• Including settlement agreement language for– Fall Protection – Anchorages– Minimum Approach
• Methods of T-factor controls • Calculations – System basis or per line basis
acceptable
• Storage batteries rules will remain the same
Major Topics
• Arc Flash Footnote for 20 cal/cm2 protection on 480 volt meters
limited to 200 A, style 16S, self-contained meters – 480 volt, 320 A, socket not covered by this footnote
Relief on 480A network protectors referred to TIA process– If network protector is open and associated transformer is de-
energized, arcs will not sustain. – See Arc Flash Update for 480-V Network Protectors, Electric Power
Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA, 2015.
Utilities may want to use this paper in their network assessments
NESC 2017 Edition
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Publication date August 1, 2016
NESC Main Committee Ballot: 100% approval received
No negative votes
Effective Date: February 1, 2016
NESC Handbook
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New format: Code rules and Handbook text interspersed
No single author IEEE is editor New contributors and peer
reviewers for Parts and Sections Publication date August 1,
2016
NESC MOOCs (Massive Online Open Course)
Seven MOOCs in developmentOverview2017 ChangesGrounding MethodsPart 1Part 2Part 3Part 4
NESC members as anchors and contributors Multi-media
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NESC Mobile App
NESC’s First App IT Main Platform has been selected Equation & Tables under development Link to Interpretations webpage Projected Release Date: December
2016
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NESC Summit 2015
An inaugural NESC Summit held in April• Over 100 attendees, stakeholders• A/S Pat Hoffman, DoE, Keynote Speaker
Resiliency was a major topic NESC Visioning Sessions held to address:
• The Future of the NESC• Design vs Safety• The NESC Process
See NESC Summit presentations at:•http://standards.ieee.org/events/nesc-summit.html
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A White Paper is available that addresses Visioning topics
http://standards.ieee.org/events/nesc/summit_whitepaper.html Six NESC videos created at NESC Summit with IEEE.tv
• The NESC®: Perspectives on Resiliency • The NESC®: Engaging the Next Generation • The NESC®: Focused on Worker Safety • The NESC®: A Legacy of Safety• The NESC® Summit 2015: Department of Energy Overview: Patricia
Hoffman Keynote• The NESC® Summit 2015: OSHA Overview: Dean McKenzie Keynote
•http://www.standardsuniversity.org/videos/ or https://www.youtube.com/user/IEEESA (search for NESC)•
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Outputs from NESC Summit
NESC Workshop• 18-19 October 2016• Grand Hyatt San Antonio• San Antonio, TX
1.5-day event Registration to be launched April
2016 All stakeholders welcome to attend
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Next NESC Event
San Antonio, TX
NESC WorkshopTopics to include 2017 NESC Changes
Kick off the 2022 edition, including issues relevant to addressing the NESC’s future; e.g.,
• Solar/Large Scale PV, Wind, Energy Storage• Microgrids• Interconnection• Resiliency• Wind loads• NESC/NEC collaboration
A Subcommittee 5 meeting and workshop is planned for 20 October 2016 in San Antonio—meeting notice to be issued soon
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October 18-19
San Antonio, TX
Other Items in the Works
• New comprehensive NESC website to be launched mid-2016
• NESC Handbook—Spanish translation (Handbook text only)
• NESC/NEC White PaperCollaborating with NEC key principals to address gray areas/jurisdiction between two Codes
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Ways to Engage• Attend the NESC Workshop• Participate on the EEI EURC NESC Task
Force• Submit Change Proposals for the 2022
NESC• Submit Comments during the Public
Comment Period• Opt-in to the new NESC website for
regular updates
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For more information on the NESC, contact:
Sue VogelSenior Manager, NESC & Technical [email protected]