NETA is now offering the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved ANSI/NETA Standard for Acceptance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems, 2009 edition (ANSI/NETA ATS-2009). New this year to the ANSI/NETA ATS - 2009 is its approval as an American National Standard (ANS) by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

The ANSI/NETA ATS-2009 is a document to assist designers, specifiers, architects, and users of electrical equipment and systems in specifying required tests on newly-installed power systems and apparatus, before energizing, to ensure that the installation and equipment comply with specifications and intended use as well as with regulatory and safety requirements.

The ANSI/NETA ATS-2009 includes such topics as applicable codes, standards, and references; qualifications of the testing agency; division of responsibility; general information concerning testing equipment; short-circuit analysis and coordinating studies, system function tests; and thermographic surveys.