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to the dwelling unit loads calculated in accordance with

STEP 3. Following the requirements in 220.83(B), calculate Table 220.84.
the dwelling unit total load after adding any new equipment:
First 8 kVA of other load at 100% 8,000 VA TABLE 220.84 Optional Calculations — Demand Factors
Remainder of other load at 40%: for Three or More Multifamily Dwelling Units
22,380 VA  8,000 VA = 14,380 VA  40% 5,752 VA
100% of air-conditioning equipment 5,000 VA Number of Demand Factor
Dwelling Units (%)
Total load 18,752 VA
(with added air-conditioning equipment) 3–5 45
18,752 VA  240 V = 78.13 or 78 A 6–7 44
8–10 43
The additional load contributed by the added 5-kVA air
11 42
conditioning does not exceed the allowable load permitted 12–13 41
on a 100-ampere service. 14–15 40
16–17 39
18–20 38
220.84 Multifamily Dwelling 21 37
(A) Feeder or Service Load. It shall be permissible to cal- 22–23 36
culate the load of a feeder or service that supplies three or 24–25 35
more dwelling units of a multifamily dwelling in accordance 26–27 34
with Table 220.84 instead of Part III of this article if all the 28–30 33
following conditions are met: 31 32
32–33 31
(1) No dwelling unit is supplied by more than one feeder. 34–36 30
(2) Each dwelling unit is equipped with electric cooking 37–38 29
equipment. 39–42 28
43–45 27
Exception: When the calculated load for multifamily dwell- 46–50 26
ings without electric cooking in Part III of this article ex- 51–55 25
ceeds that calculated under Part IV for the identical load 56–61 24
plus electric cooking (based on 8 kW per unit), the lesser of 62 and over 23
the two loads shall be permitted to be used.

The method of load calculation under 220.84 is optional and

According to 220.84(A)(2), each dwelling unit must be applies only where one service or feeder supplies the entire
equipped with electric cooking equipment in order to use the load of a dwelling unit. If all the stated conditions prevail,
load calculation method found in 220.84(A). The exception the optional calculations in 220.84 may be used instead of
to 220.84(A)(2) permits load calculation for dwelling units those in Part III of Article 220.
that do not have electric cooking equipment, by using a sim-
ulated electric cooking equipment load of 8 kW per unit and
comparing this calculated load to the load for the dwellings (C) Calculated Loads. The calculated load to which the
without electric cooking equipment calculated in accordance demand factors of Table 220.84 apply shall include the fol-
with Part III of Article 220 (commonly referred to as the lowing:
“standard calculation”). Whichever of these calculations (1) 33 volt-amperes/m2 or 3 volt-amperes/ft2 for general
yields the smallest load is permitted to be used. lighting and general-use receptacles
(2) 1500 volt-amperes for each 2-wire, 20-ampere small-
(3) Each dwelling unit is equipped with either electric appliance branch circuit and each laundry branch circuit
space heating or air conditioning, or both. Feeders and covered in 210.11(C)(1) and (C)(2)
service conductors whose calculated load is determined (3) The nameplate rating of the following:
by this optional calculation shall be permitted to have a. All appliances that are fastened in place, perma-
the neutral load determined by 220.61. nently connected, or located to be on a specific cir-
cuit
(B) House Loads. House loads shall be calculated in ac- b. Ranges, wall-mounted ovens, counter-mounted
cordance with Part III of this article and shall be in addition cooking units

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