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nfpa-70_220_load-calculations.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags:
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/electrical
   - type/encyclopedia
+title: Article 220 Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Load Calculations
 ---
 # Article 220 Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Load Calculations
 
@@ -87,8 +88,8 @@ for each required branch circuit specified in 600.5(A).
 Show windows shall be calculated
 in accordance with either of the following:
 
-- (1) The unit load per outlet as required in other provisions of this section
-- (2) At 200 volt-amperes per linear 300 mm (1 ft) of show window
+* (1) The unit load per outlet as required in other provisions of this section
+* (2) At 200 volt-amperes per linear 300 mm (1 ft) of show window
 
 #### 220.14(H) Fixed Multioutlet Assemblies.
 
@@ -99,12 +100,12 @@ For the purposes of this section,
 the calculation shall be permitted
 to be based on the portion that contains receptacle outlets.
 
-- (1) Where appliances are unlikely to be used simultaneously,
+* (1) Where appliances are unlikely to be used simultaneously,
   each 1.5 m (5 ft) or fraction thereof
   of each separate and continuous length
   shall be considered as one outlet of not less than 180 volt-amperes.
 
-- (2) Where appliances are likely to be used simultaneously,
+* (2) Where appliances are likely to be used simultaneously,
   each 300 mm (1 ft) or fraction thereof
   shall be considered as an outlet of not less than 180 volt-amperes.
 
@@ -132,19 +133,19 @@ and the floor area as determined in 220.11 for dwelling occupancies.
 Motors rated less than 1⁄8 hp and connected to a lighting circuit
 shall be considered part of the minimum lighting load.
 
-- (1) All general-use receptacle outlets of 20-ampere rating or less,
+* (1) All general-use receptacle outlets of 20-ampere rating or less,
   including receptacles connected to the circuits in 210.11(C)(3) and 210.11(C)(4)
-- (2) The receptacle outlets specified in 210.52(E) and (G)
-- (3) The lighting outlets specified in 210.70
+* (2) The receptacle outlets specified in 210.52(E) and (G)
+* (3) The lighting outlets specified in 210.70
 
 #### 220.14(K) Office Buildings.
 
 In office buildings, the receptacle loads
 shall be calculated to be the larger of (1) or (2):
 
-- (1) The calculated load from 220.14(I)
+* (1) The calculated load from 220.14(I)
   after all demand factors have been applied
-- (2) 11 volt-amperes/m$^2$ or 1 volt-ampere/ft$^2$
+* (2) 11 volt-amperes/m$^2$ or 1 volt-ampere/ft$^2$
 
 #### 220.14(L) Other Outlets.