Mike Holt Rating of the Electrical Industry - 2025 Report
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Mike Holt's Rating of the Electrical Industry - 2025

As part of our commitment to electrical safety, we annually update our report ranking states on measurable, state-wide criteria. I recognize that there are a lot of individuals that are passionate about electrical safety, and do everything that they can to introduce laws and regulations in their communities to achieve those goals. I salute their efforts, but only state-mandated criteria are reflected in this report.

How does your state rank?
Congratulations to the following states for having adopted the 2023 NEC:
Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming

The 2023 NEC officially became available on September 1, 2022. The NFPA reports that as of 7/1/2025 there are 18 states in which the 2023 NEC is in effect.

Criteria used for grading
Points are assigned only for regulations required statewide.
  • NEC Adoption (up to 3 points).
  • Licensing (up to 5 points). for Apprentice, Journeyman, Master/Contractor, Inspector, and Engineer.
  • Continuing Education (up to 4 points). Points if CEUs, CPCs, or PDHs are required for license renewal.

CEU Grading
Our report breaks down state requirements to a standard unit of average hours required annually. While CEU requirements are factored into our safety grading system, we've also created a stand-alone rating system for CEUs which shows the average annual hours required by each state. Click here to see the Continuing Education chart.

What we cannot consider for the report
Local Adoptions. We commend counties and municipalities that continue to set high safety standards, but they aren't reflected.
Enforcement or effectiveness. We can't measure enforcement or its impact on incidents or electrical fires. If you know of a fair, statewide metric we could apply, we'd love to hear from you.

How does your state rank?

For history and details of how grades are calculated, click here.
Note: All 12 points are required for an A+ grade. The detailed report (link above) shows the breakdown for the points assigned, of which 3 are for the adoption of the 2023 NEC.

We'd appreciate your feedback.
If you have any updated information that you feel would change our rankings on this year's report, please post your comment below - we appreciate your input to help keep this analysis accurate and current.
STATE NAME 2021 GRADE 2022 GRADE 2023 GRADE 2024 GRADE 2025 GRADE
ALABAMA B- B- B B B
ALASKA A A A- A- A-
ARIZONA F F F F F
ARKANSAS A A A A A
CALIFORNIA A- A- A- A- A-
COLORADO A A A A A
CONNECTICUT A- A- A- A- A-
DELAWARE A- A+ A A A
FLORIDA B B B B B
GEORGIA B- B- C+ C+ B-
HAWAII C+ C+ C+ C+ C+
IDAHO A- A- B+ A B+
ILLINOIS F F F F F
INDIANA F F F F F
IOWA A+ A+ A A A+
KANSAS F F F F F
KENTUCKY A- A- B+ B+ A
LOUISIANA C C C+ C+ C+
MAINE A A+ A A+ A+
MARYLAND C+ C+ C+ C+ A-
MASSACHUSETTS A- A- A- A- A-
MICHIGAN A A B+ A A
MINNESOTA A+ A+ A+ A+ A+
MISSISSIPPI F F F F F
MISSOURI F F F F F
MONTANA A- A- A- A- A-
NEBRASKA A A A- A- A+
NEVADA D D D D D
NEW HAMPSHIRE B+ B+ B+ B+ B+
NEW JERSEY A- A- A- A- A-
NEW MEXICO B+ B+ B+ B+ B+
NEW YORK C+ C+ C C C
NORTH CAROLINA B B+ B B B
NORTH DAKOTA A+ A+ A A A+
OHIO B- B- B- B+ B+
OKLAHOMA B+ A- A- A- A
OREGON A+ A+ A A+ A+
PENNSYLVANIA C C+ C C C
RHODE ISLAND B+ A- B+ B+ B+
SOUTH CAROLINA B- B- B- B- B-
SOUTH DAKOTA A+ A+ A A A+
TENNESSEE B- B- B- B- B-
TEXAS A- A- A- A- A-
UTAH A- A A- A- A-
VERMONT B+ A- B+ B+ B+
VIRGINIA B+ A- B+ A- A-
WASHINGTON A A A- A A
WEST VIRGINIA B B+ B B B
WISCONSIN B+ B+ B B B+
WYOMING A+ A+ A+ A+ A+
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