Michael A. Anthony, PE, Robert Arno, Robert Schuerger, PE, and Evangelos Stoy

Risk Assessments for Critical Operations Power Systems

Engineers are asking many questions about the new Article 708, Critical Operations Power Systems (COPS), in the 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC). For example: How do we comply with the documented risk assessment required in Section 708.4? Unlike the other special systems of Chapter 7, there is subtext to the new article that may depend upon mandates from state or federal authorities.