The National Electrical Code (NEC) exists to keep people and property ... GFCIs protect you from electric shock, and they’re required in multiple places around your home where water is present.

That’s because New York has not updated its statewide building code — which sets minimum construction standards — to reflect the all-electric buildings law passed nearly two years ago.

One requires that half of all new heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state to be electric by 2035 and the other restricts nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter pollution from cars and trucks.