I'm adding load. Will my panel take it?

Stamped Load Study, measured

Whether to add the load on the existing service, with a calculation an engineer stands behind.

The NEC 220.87 load calculation from your recorded peak, reviewed and signed by a licensed Professional Engineer.

Price
$1,800
Delivered
3 days
Signature
Signed by a licensed Professional Engineer

Download a finished study

A worked measured load study, every sheet, with the engineer's certification. The facility is one we made up. Everything else is how a report is actually built.

One email, the PDF attached.

What You Can Decide With It

Determination, sheet 1 of 24. Read this page first

The service supports the addition.

Proposed new load
+96.0 kVA
Existing demand, measured
289.4 kVA
Per NEC 220.87, × 125%
361.8 kVA
Headroom after addition
207.3 kVA
Verdict: supports the additionMethod: NEC 220.87, measured demand
Reviewed and signed by a licensed Professional Engineer, Sep 2, 2026
Marina Logistics, Panel A additionWattif / WTF-2417 / SHT E-000
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Whether it fits

The Answer First

Existing demand, the load you want to add, the headroom that remains and the verdict, on one page. A licensed Professional Engineer signs it, and the method is named beside the result.

Load calculation, NEC 220.87 existing facility method
1Maximum demand, 12-month utility record289.4 kVA
2Per NEC 220.87(1), line 1 × 125%361.8 kVA
3Proposed new load: 6 × EV chargers, 11.5 kW ea.+ 96.0 kVA
4Total computed load, line 2 + line 3457.8 kVA
5Service capacity, 800 A @ 480 V 3Ø665.1 kVA
6Spare capacity after addition, line 5 − line 4207.3 kVA
Determination: passService adequate per NEC 220.87

Demand record: utility interval data, Jun 2025 to May 2026, 15-minute intervals, peak coincident with summer cooling season. Full record appended as Exhibit B.

Marina Logistics, Panel A additionWattif / WTF-2417 / SHT E-301
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How much room is left

The Calculation, Line by Line

Recorded peak, the 125% the code requires, the new load and the service rating, each on its own line. Anyone checking the work can follow it without asking us a question.

SINGLE-LINE DIAGRAMREBUILT FROM YOUR PHOTOS, E-101MMAIN 800ATPANEL A225AMDP-2400AEV SUBPROPOSEDPROJECTSERVICE & DISTRIBUTIONDWGE-101 REV B
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What the new load connects to

The Single-Line, Rebuilt

The service entrance, the main breaker, every feeder and transformer, drawn from your photos and drawings and checked against what is in the panel.

Panel schedule, Panel A, 225 A MLO, 480/277 V, 3Ø 4W, 42 ckt
CktLoad servedBkrVAVABkrLoad servedCkt
1Lighting, whse high bay20/11,8402,21020/1Lighting, office2
3Lighting, whse high bay20/11,8401,66020/1Lighting, exterior4
5Recept, dock office20/11,4401,44020/1Recept, break room6
7Conveyor ctrl pnl30/34,1506,23040/3Dock leveler 18
13Battery charger, forklift60/39,9809,98060/3Battery charger, forklift14
19Air compressor C-150/38,3002,76020/1Recept, maint shop20
21———1,44020/1Recept, maint shop22
23———4,98030/2Unit heater UH-124
25EV charger, proposed40/27,680——Space26
29Spare20/1———Space30
Connected 64.2 kVADemand 51.4 kVA
Marina Logistics, Panel A additionWattif / WTF-2417 / SHT E-201
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Which circuits carry what

Every Circuit, As Found

Each breaker with the load it serves and its rating, and the proposed addition drawn in place. The totals agree with the calculation.

Assumptions and basis, what we took from where
Main breaker 800AT / 800AF, 65 kAICField photo
Feeder conductor sizes, MDP to Panel ADrawing E-101, 2016
RTU-1 / RTU-2 nameplate ratingsField photo
Conveyor control panel loadStated by owner
T-1 transformer impedanceTypical, unverified
No PV or storage on siteStated, confirmed by photo

Anything unverified is marked here, and the determination does not lean on it.

Marina Logistics, Panel A additionWattif / WTF-2417 / SHT E-401
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What the answer rests on

Where Every Figure Came From

What was read from a photo, what from a drawing and what was stated to us. Anything unverified is marked on the page, and the answer does not lean on it.

Engineer's certification

I hereby certify that this load study, the attached single-line diagram, panel schedules, and calculations were prepared under my direct supervision, and that to the best of my knowledge they comply with NEC 220 and the applicable codes of the authority having jurisdiction.

Signature
Date: Sep 2, 2026
Licence expiry
Marina Logistics, Panel A additionWattif / WTF-2417 / SHT E-001
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Who stands behind it

The Engineer's Signature

A licensed Professional Engineer reviews the whole document and signs it under their own licence. This is the page that gives the calculation its standing.

How It Is Produced

  1. 01Same daySend your records12 months of utility demand data, panel photos and any drawings you have.
  2. 02Day 1The panel on paperThe single-line rebuilt and every breaker scheduled, so the calculation stands on a verified record.
  3. 03Day 2 to 3Calculated and signedRecorded peak times 125%, the new load added, and the result reviewed and signed by a licensed Professional Engineer.

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