690.43 PV equipment grounding and bonding
What changed in 690.43
The extra bonding rules in 250.97 for circuits over 250 volts to ground now apply only to solidly grounded PV systems.
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- The over-250-volt bonding rules in 250.97 now apply only to solidly grounded PV circuits.
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2020 NEC®RevisedYou're here
The extra bonding rules in 250.97 for circuits over 250 volts to ground now apply only to solidly grounded PV systems.
2023 NEC®No change
This section did not change from 2020 to 2023.
2026 NEC®Revised
New 690.43(E) covers the flexible grounding and bonding conductors that run to moving parts of a PV array, like trackers.
Open the 2026 page →More 2020 changes in Article 690
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