Electrical Code Forum

Energy Codes require controlled receptacles in offices, break rooms, etc My designs include black receptacles with a lamicoid label with CR for controlled receptacle. However clients are always plugging the equipment that needs to stay on ( PCs, personal mini fridges, etc) into the controlled receptacles! Anyone know of any nifty products that circumvent this issue, maybe some sort of audible alert that the item is connected to a controlled receptacle, or perhaps something that is able to understand arc signatures similar to Afci breakers so you can’t plug a fridge into the receptacle ( ok maybe this ones a little far fetched)

Any one run into white jacketed if cable ? Or know any reason why the color change ?

So here's what I got. The electrician ran romex through attic to connect to solar panels on the roof from ac inverter box which it is an ac system no dc voltage. Is the electrician required to run a seperate ground wire for bonding of the panels or is it allowed through the ground wire in romex to bond panels, looking for some clarification on code language. And I've seen it where there has been a seperate ground wire ran with the romex which I believe was #6 and just curious as per code is one the right way to do it per code or they both correct ways or both incorrect.