U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Distributed Energy Program

Regulatory Resources

Below is a list of resources for codes and standards related to distributed energy resources. Presentations given at various road shows include information about codes and standards specific to fuels, technologies, and interconnection requirements.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Building Officials Code Administrators (BOCA)
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
Fuel Cell Summit Newsletter by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Hydrogen Safety Report
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
International Code Council (ICC)
International Conference of Building Officials Code Central
International Firestop Council (IFC)
National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Southwest Technology Development Institute
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)
Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC)