Public consultation: Amendment to The National Rules for Electrical Installations
NSAI has launched a public consultation for the draft I.S. 10101:2020/prA1:202x, Amendment to The National Rules for Electrical Installations.
Public consultation period: From Monday 27th of November 2023 until Tuesday 27th of February 2024, inclusive.
The scope of the draft Amendment:
- Revision of Chapter 7:
- Part 722 “Supply of electric vehicle”
which specifies the requirements for
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- circuits intended to supply energy to electric vehicles.
- circuits intended for feeding back electricity from electric vehicles.
Circuits covered by this part are terminated at the connecting point.
- Part 718 “Communal facilities and workplaces”
which specified the requirements for electrical installations applicable to communal facilities and workplaces.
Typical examples of communal facilities and workplaces are listed below:
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- assembly halls, assembly rooms;
- exhibition halls;
- theatres, cinemas;
- sports arenas;
- sales areas;
- restaurants;
- hotels, guest houses, residential care homes;
- schools;
- enclosed car parks;
- meeting places, swimming halls, airports, railway stations, high-rise buildings;
- workshops, factories and industrial plants.
Access routes and escape routes are part of the above-mentioned examples.
The necessity of providing safety services in special buildings and areas may be governed by national regulations which may contain more stringent requirements.
- Modifications to various clauses within the document
- Modifications to Annex 8A:
Annex 8 A (informative) Energy Efficiency has been modified to Chapter 8 Energy Efficiency.
- Chapter 8 consists of two sections.
- 8.1 - Functional aspects - Energy efficiency and,
- 8.82 - Functional aspects - Prosumer's low-voltage electrical installations.
Content of the draft:
The draft contains the following sections:
- Modification to Forward
- Modification to Introduction
- Modification to Chapter 0 Clause 2 Normative references
- Modification to Chapter 2 Definitions
- Modification to clause 411.4
- Modification to clause 551.9.3
- Modification to clause 6.4.3.2
- Modification to Table 6E.1
- Modification to Chapter 7
- Addition of Part 718 Communal facilities and workplaces
- Modification to Part 722 Supplies for electric vehicles
- Modification to Annex 8A
- Addition of Chapter 8 Energy Efficiency
- Addition of 8.1 Functional aspects – Energy efficiency
- Addition of 8.8.82 Functional aspects – Prosumer’s low-voltage electrical installations
- Modification to Bibliography
View the draft and submit comments:
All interested parties are invited to comment on the draft I.S. 10101:2020/prA1:202x through the NSAI “Your Standards, Your Say” (YSYS) forum: National Rules for Electrical Installations | NEP (nsainep.ie)
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