N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 700.12: Section 700.12

Section 700.12(B) – Revise Section 700.12(B) to read as follows:

(B) Equipment Design and Location. Equipment shall be designed and located so as to minimize the hazards that might cause complete failure due to flooding, fires, icing, and vandalism.

In areas of special flood hazard, as defined in G201.2 of Appendix G of the New York City Building Code, installation of equipment shall comply with the additional requirements of Appendix G of the New York City Building Code.

Equipment for sources of power as described in 700.12(C) thorough (H) shall be installed either in spaces fully protected by approved automatic fire protection systems or in spaces with a 2-hour fire rating where located within the following:

(1) Assembly occupancies for more than 1,000 persons

(2) Buildings above 75 ft (23 m) in height in occupancy groups - assembly, educational, residential, detention and correctional, business, and mercantile

(3) Educational occupancies with more than 300 occupants

Informational Note No. 1: For the definition of Use and Occupancy Classification, see Chapter 3 of the New York City Building Code.

Informational Note No. 2: For information regarding power system reliability, see IEEE 3006.5-2014, Recommended Practice for the Use of Probability Methods for Conducting a Reliability Analysis of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems.

Informational Note No. 3: For the occupancy groups and equipment for which emergency power must be provided, transfer equipment locations, power source enclosure fire rating and other applicable requirements, see Chapter 27 of the New York City Building Code.

Section 700.12(C) – Add an Informational Note at the end of Section 700.12(C) to read as follows:

Informational Note: See Chapter 27 of New York City Building Code, New York City Fire Code, and Articles 480 and 706 for additional requirements for storage batteries.

Section 700.12 – Revise Section 700.12(D)(2)(a) to read as follows:

(a) On-Site Fuel Supply. Where internal combustion engines are used as the prime mover, an on-site fuel supply shall be provided with an on-premises fuel supply sufficient for not less than 6 hours' operation of the system.

Section 700.12 – Revise the exception in Section 700.12(D)(2)(c) to read as follows:

Exception: Emergency generators relying on natural gas as a fuel supply, where allowed by the New York City Building Code, shall not be required to maintain an on-site fuel supply.

Section 700.12 – Add an Informational Note after Section 700.12(D)(2)(d) to read as follows:

Informational Note: Operational requirements in other codes and regulations may specify fuel supplies that support longer durations of operation for certain occupancies. See Articles 517 and 708.

Section 700.12 – Add a new Section 700.12(D)(6) to read as follows:

(6) Grounding of Temporary Generators Connected to Building Wiring System. Temporary generators used to supply building wiring systems shall comply with 250.35(A) for separately derived systems or 250.35(B) for non-separately derived systems.

Section 700.12 – Revise Section 700.12(F) to read as follows:

(F) DELETED.

Section 700.12 – Revise Section 700.12(G) to read as follows:

(G) Fuel Cell System. Fuel cell systems shall be permitted to be used as a source of power for emergency systems in Group R-2 occupancies and shall be of suitable rating and capacity to supply and maintain the load for not less than 6 hours of full-demand operation. Installation of a fuel cell system shall meet the requirements of Parts II through VIII of Article 692. Where a single fuel cell system serves as the normal supply for the building or group of buildings concerned, it shall not serve as the sole source of power for the emergency standby system.

Section 700.12 – Revise Section 700.12(H) to read as follows:

(H) DC Microgrid Systems. DC Microgrid systems shall not be permitted unless approved by the AHJ. The system shall be capable of being isolated from all non-emergency sources.

DC microgrid systems used as a source of power for emergency systems shall be of sufficient rating and capacity to supply and maintain the total emergency load for not less than 6 hours of full demand operation.

Where a DC microgrid system source serves as the normal supply for the building or group of buildings concerned, it shall not serve as the sole source of power for the emergency standby system.