240.7 Types of OCPDs
What changed in 240.7
The code now names the specific breaker and fuse types that can be used as overcurrent protection.
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- New section 240.7 spells out which device types can protect feeders, branch circuits, service conductors and equipment.
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This section across NEC® editions
2020 NEC®No change
This section did not change from 2017 to 2020.
2023 NEC®New
New rule: branch-circuit overcurrent devices, ground-fault protection breakers and relays, and GFCIs all have to be listed.
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The code now names the specific breaker and fuse types that can be used as overcurrent protection.
More 2026 changes in Article 240
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