Panel flags usability concerns with automatic receptacle controls in new energy code
Board members questioned a 2021/2024 provision that would require a large share of outlets to be "automatically controlled," warning it could create extension-cord use, maintenance headaches and wasted outlets in offices and classrooms.
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A presenter reviewed a 2021 carryover that would require at least 50% of covered receptacles and 25% of branch circuit feeders to be "automatically controlled" in certain spaces, and the board debated usability and safety implications.
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