What feedback do you have on the proposed policy (including project applicability, compliance measures, and exemptions)?
The proposal seems reasonable.
What might be tricky is the electrical proposal to reserve slots for potential future zero-emission use. What qualifies could be clearer, and how to properly size the panel (physically and electronically) could be difficult and require an expensive redo later if misestimated.
Likewise, adding the reserved electrical line from the new area to an old appliance in an old area could be prohibitively expensive or disruptive, such as from an electrical service in a garage to an attic water heater or closet furnace where the attic area is not modified but work elsewhere triggers the requirement. A similar challenge could involve water heating, particularly use of tankless systems, where code restrictions around placement can make it difficult or unaffordable to place them. For new construction, the design can accommodate that. But a major alteration in say the ground level may require changes to systems housed in an attic above that itself is not being replaced and where code restrictions may cause issues. Clarifying how to handle such unintended knock-on effects would be good.
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What feedback do you have on the proposed policy (including project applicability, compliance measures, and exemptions)?
The proposal seems reasonable.
What might be tricky is the electrical proposal to reserve slots for potential future zero-emission use. What qualifies could be clearer, and how to properly size the panel (physically and electronically) could be difficult and require an expensive redo later if misestimated.
Likewise, adding the reserved electrical line from the new area to an old appliance in an old area could be prohibitively expensive or disruptive, such as from an electrical service in a garage to an attic water heater or closet furnace where the attic area is not modified but work elsewhere triggers the requirement. A similar challenge could involve water heating, particularly use of tankless systems, where code restrictions around placement can make it difficult or unaffordable to place them. For new construction, the design can accommodate that. But a major alteration in say the ground level may require changes to systems housed in an attic above that itself is not being replaced and where code restrictions may cause issues. Clarifying how to handle such unintended knock-on effects would be good.