Bill:

I would answer NO, because of the rule in 110.26(D) Illumination last sentence.

Illumination shall be provided for all working spaces about service equipment, switchboards, panelboards, or motor control centers installed indoors.

Additional lighting outlets shall not be required where the work space is illuminated by an adjacent light source or as permitted by 210.70(A)(1), Exception No. 1, for switched receptacles.

In electrical equipment rooms, the illumination shall not be controlled by automatic means only.


Joe Tedesco, NEC Consultant