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Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 7 hours agoLighting load on new construction homes is calculated based on square footage.
That doesn’t even make sense as it treads someone just putting up a single 5W bulb the same as someone having an indoor hemp plantation or heavy machine shop in their basement.
TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 hours ago
Well the NEC still uses wattages from old incandescent bulbs for general lighting load calcs, plus there’s always a reasonable amount of overspeccing built into the calculation.
You would then add any large loads specifically. Clothes drier, oven, fridge, HVAC, anything that comes with a wattage rating should be included in the load calc.
Most utilities these days will also just round up to a 200A service for anything larger than a trailer. Big houses would get multiples of 200A services if needed.