NEC® Changes · 2020 NEC®

230.75 Disconnecting the neutral

RevisedChanged in the 2020 NEC® (from the 2017 NEC®)· Updated October 24, 2026

What changed in 230.75

The rule itself is the same. A new note says larger service gear usually meets it with a neutral disconnect link.

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  • The requirement didn't change: service equipment still needs a way to disconnect the neutral when the main doesn't open it.

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2020 NEC®RevisedYou're here

The rule itself is the same. A new note says larger service gear usually meets it with a neutral disconnect link.

2023 NEC®Revised

In switchboards and switchgear with several sections, the neutral disconnect can again be in any section, as long as that section is marked.

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2026 NEC®No change

This section did not change from 2023 to 2026.

More 2020 changes in Article 230

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