220.12 Lighting loads, non-dwellings
What changed in 220.12
Table 220.12 now covers non-dwellings only, with much lower lighting loads that already include the 125 percent continuous load factor.
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- Table 220.12 now covers non-dwelling occupancies only; dwelling lighting loads moved to 220.14(J).
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Table 220.12 now covers non-dwellings only, with much lower lighting loads that already include the 125 percent continuous load factor.
2023 NEC®Revised
Found at 220.42 in the 2023 NEC®.
Moved from 220.12. Schools and sports arenas dropped from 3 to 1.5 VA per square foot, and the table note now says the 125 percent factor is already built in.
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This section did not change from 2023 to 2026.
More 2020 changes in Article 220
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