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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
equipped with electric cooking equipment in order to use the
load calculation method found in 220.84(A). The exception
to 220.84(A)(2) permits load calculation for dwelling units
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
without electric cooking equipment calculated in accordance
with Part III of Article 220 (commonly referred to as the
“standard calculation”). Whichever of these calculations
yields the smallest load is permitted to be used.
(3) Each dwelling unit is equipped with either electric
space heating or air conditioning, or both. Feeders and
service conductors whose calculated load is determined
by this optional calculation shall be permitted to have
the neutral load determined by 220.61.
(B) House Loads. House loads shall be calculated in ac-
cordance with Part III of this article and shall be in addition
applies only where one service or feeder supplies the entire
load of a dwelling unit. If all the stated conditions prevail,
the optional calculations in 220.84 may be used instead of
those in Part III of Article 220.
(C) Calculated Loads. The calculated load to which the
demand factors of Table 220.84 apply shall include the fol-
lowing:
(1) 33 volt-amperes/m2 or 3 volt-amperes/ft2 for general
lighting and general-use receptacles
(2) 1500 volt-amperes for each 2-wire, 20-ampere small-
appliance branch circuit and each laundry branch circuit
covered in 210.11(C)(1) and (C)(2)
(3) The nameplate rating of the following:
a. All appliances that are fastened in place, perma-
nently connected, or located to be on a specific cir-
cuit
b. Ranges, wall-mounted ovens, counter-mounted
cooking units

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