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water additions, transparent or translucent jars shall be furnished. Automotive-type batteries shall not be used.

(F) Generator Set.

(1) Prime Mover-Driven. Generator sets driven by a prime mover shall be provided with means for automatically starting the prime mover on failure of the normal service. A time-delay feature permitting a minimum 15-minute setting shall be provided to avoid retransfer in case of short-time reestablishment of the normal source.

(2) Power for fuel transfer pumps. Where power is needed for the operation of the fuel transfer pumps to deliver fuel to a generator set day tank, this pump shall be connected to the COPS.

(3) Dual Supplies. Prime movers shall not be solely de- pendent on a public utility gas system for their fuel

supply or municipal water supply for their cooling systems. Means shall be provided for automatically transferring from one fuel supply to another where dual fuel supplies are used.

(4) Battery Power and Dampers. Where a storage battery is used for control or signal power or as the means of starting the prime mover, it shall be suitable for the purpose and shall be equipped with an automatic charging means independent of the generator set. Where the battery charger is required for the operation of the generator set, it shall be connected to the COPS. Where power is required for the operation of dampers used to ventilate the generator set, the dampers shall be connected to the COPS.

(5) Outdoor Generator Sets. Where an outdoor housed generator set is equipped with a readily accessible disconnecting means located within sight of the building or structure supplied, an additional disconnecting means shall not be required where ungrounded conductors serve or pass through the building or structure.

(6) Mean for Connecting Portable or Vehicle-Mounted Generator. Where the COPS is supplied by a single gen- erator, a means to connect a portable or vehicle- mounted generator shall be provided.

(7) On-Site Fuel Supply. Where internal combustion engines are used as the prime mover, an on-site fuel supply shall be provided. The on-site fuel supply shall be secured and protected in accordance with the risk assessment.

(G) Uninterruptible Power Supplies. Uninterruptible power supplies used as the sole source of power for COPS shall comply with the applicable provisions of

708.20(E) and (F).

(H) Fuel Cell System. Installation of a fuel cell system shall meet the requirements of Parts II through VIII of Article 692.

708.22 Capacity of Power Sources.

(A) Capacity and Rating. A COPS shall have capacity and rating for all loads to be operated simultaneously for continuous operation with variable load for an unlimited number of hours, except for required maintenance of the power source. A portable, temporary, or redundant alternate power source shall be available for use whenever the COPS power source is out of service for maintenance or repair.

(B) Selective Load Pickup, Load Shedding, and Peak Load Sharing. The alternate power source shall be permitted to supply COPS emergency, legally required standby and optional loads where the source has adequate capacity or where automatic selective load

pickup and load shedding