Building Code Of The Day 5/24/2018

B) No, if the receptacle which also serves the adjacent counter is a double duplex

C) Yes, because each undivided peninsula requires at least 1 receptacle

D) Yes, because it is longer than 8 feet
E) None of the above

Answer:  D) Yes, because it is longer than 8 feet


Washington state has amended the code so if the peninsula is longer than 8 feet you would need an additional receptacle. If by the just the 2017 NEC then no additional receptacle would be required.

From Washington State-
WAC 296-46B-210

052(C) Countertops.

(8) A receptacle in a wall countertop space shall be permitted to serve as the receptacle for a peninsular countertop space where the spaces are contiguous and the receptacle is located within 8 feet of the outside edge of the peninsular countertop.

2017 NEC
210.52(C)(3) Peninsular Countertop Spaces.

In the 2014 NEC, the peninsula was measured from the connecting edge. In the 2017 NEC, the peninsula is measured from the wall. Each undivided peninsula requires at least 1 receptacle.

In the 2014 NEC, the peninsula was measured from the connecting edge. In the 2017 NEC, the peninsula is measured from the wall. Each undivided peninsula requires at least 1 receptacle.

Code Change Summary: Additional code language clarifies how to measure a kitchen peninsula when determining receptacle placement.

For many code cycles, a kitchen peninsula has been measured from the “connecting edge” which is where the peninsula countertop makes connection to the kitchen countertop. In the 2017 NEC a peninsula is now measured from the connected perpendicular wall.

Now that the 2017 NEC requires the peninsula to be measured from the adjacent wall, the receptacle required for the peninsula can be satisfied by receptacle which also serves the adjacent counter.