2005 Nevada Revised Statutes - Chapter 459A — Generators of Electricity
CHAPTER 459A - GENERATORS OF ELECTRICITY
NRS 459A.010 Publicutility defined.
NRS 459A.020 Connectionof generator to public utilitys system for distribution of electricity.
NRS 459A.030 Explanationand warning required before sale, rental or offer to sell or rent generator.
NRS 459A.040 Noticeof hazard of electrical backfeed.
NRS 459A.050 Penalty.
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(Added to NRS by 1989, 737; A 1997, 2005)
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1. Any portable generator of electricity capable ofbeing connected temporarily to an electrical system that is normally furnishedelectricity by a public utility may be connected only after the main switch ofthe system has been opened to isolate that electrical system from the publicutilitys system for distribution of electricity.
2. Any generator of electricity capable of beingpermanently connected to an electrical system, except for a generator ofelectricity designed to run in parallel with a public utilitys system fordistribution of electricity, must be connected by means of a double-throwswitch that isolates that electrical system from the public utilitys system.The provisions of this section do not apply until the service connection fromthe public utility to the customer is installed.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 737)
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1. Every manufacturer of a generator of electricitycapable of being connected either permanently or temporarily to an electricalsystem must:
(a) Include a statement in the instruction manual forthe generator; and
(b) Attach to the generator a legible label,
explainingthe requirements for installation of the generator and warning of the hazard ofbackfeed into a public utilitys system for distribution of electricity. Anyadvertisement offering to rent or sell a portable generator of electricity mustcontain the same information.
2. No person, government, governmental agency orpolitical subdivision may sell, rent or offer to sell or rent a portablegenerator of electricity unless the label prescribed in subsection 1 is on avisible surface of the generator.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 738)
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(Added to NRS by 1989, 738)
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(Added to NRS by 1989, 738)
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