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Electrical Panel Schedule

Every circuit by space, its poles, breaker and wire, and the connected VA on each phase. It fills from the readings you already saved.

Field brief
Directoryeach circuit described clearly enough that circuits are unlikely to be confused, spares included.NEC 408.4(A)
Polesone per ungrounded conductor: a 120 V circuit one, a 240 V circuit two, a three-phase circuit three.NEC 240.15(A)
Phasesconnected VA added per phase from what you type; the example reads A 4,900 VA and B 3,700 VA.8,600 VA

Intry VerifiedA worked default reading, traceable end to end: what it was calculated from, what it was run with, how it was checked, and who has final say.

8,600 VA connected4 circuits, 8,600 VA connected (A 4,900 VA, B 3,700 VA)
Where this number comes fromIntry Verified
Calculated from
phase totals added from the loads entered; poles per NEC 240.15(A); directory per NEC 408.4(A). Each space lettered as the City of Bellevue's panel schedule forms letter them, poles per NEC 240.15(A), and connected VA per phase added from the VA you typed, a multi-pole circuit split evenly across its phases: arithmetic, not a code limit. An attached dwelling load calculation is recomputed by the load calculator's NEC 220.82 engine. See the full receipt ↓
Run with
  • System120/240 V single-phase, 3-wire
  • Spaces40
  • Circuits4
  • Attached load calculationnone
Checked
The rules and letters this schedule applies come from a locked source module, not hand-typed. 32786 automated checks, one suite for the whole site rather than a per-tool count, re-derive this schedule's phase letters, poles and phase sums before each deploy, against the values this site holds, read from the City of Bellevue's printed forms and NEC 240.15(A), and sums worked by hand. The loads are the ones you enter, so no check of ours can confirm them. This is our own deterministic gate, not a third-party audit.
Final say
Your AHJ and local amendments have final say. Confirm before rough-in.
What Intry Verified means

Intry Verified · NEC 2023 · Build D331505 · 2026-10-24

Cited against NEC 2023 (NFPA 70-2023) 408.4(A), 240.15(A), 220.5(A) and 220.82(A). The label inside the panel shows which bus each space is on; your inspector has the final word.

How to fill in a panel schedule

  1. Set the panel. Pick the system (120/240 V single-phase or 208Y/120 V three-phase), enter the number of spaces and, if you like, the panel's name.
  2. Enter each circuit. For each breaker, enter its space, poles, rating, the wire and its connected VA, and describe what it serves clearly enough that circuits are unlikely to be confused (NEC 408.4(A)).
  3. Pull in saved readings. Open Add from your saved jobs to add a saved wire size, sub-panel feeder, motor circuit or MCA/MOCP reading as a circuit, or a rough-in checklist's required circuits as 20 A rows, with its poles from NEC 240.15(A) at the nominal voltage of NEC 220.5(A), or to attach a saved 220.82 load calculation.
  4. Read the phases. The schedule adds the VA on each phase, the total and the difference between the heaviest and lightest phase, and shows its working.
  5. Save and print. Save it to a job; the job's PDF packet prints it under your company name.

Connected load is not demand

The VA on each phase is what is connected, added up. A demand load applies the code's demand factors, and this schedule applies none. Attach a saved 220.82 load calculation to show the dwelling's calculated load beside the schedule.

Worked examples

Example 1: the opening schedule, 120/240 V

4 circuits, 8,600 VA connected (A 4,900 VA, B 3,700 VA).

Show the math
  1. GIVENPanel: 120/240 V single-phase, 3-wire, 40 spaces, 4 circuits
  2. TABLECircuit 1: 20 A 1-pole, #12 Cu, 1,500 VA, space 1 (A), Example: kitchen counter receptaclesCity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  3. TABLECircuit 2: 15 A 1-pole, #14 Cu, 900 VA, space 2 (A), Example: bedroom lightsCity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  4. TABLECircuit 3: 30 A 2-pole, #10 Cu, 5,000 VA, spaces 3 and 5 (B, A), Example: dryer; 2,500 VA on each phaseCity of Bellevue panel schedule forms; NEC 240.15(A)
  5. TABLECircuit 4: 20 A 1-pole, #12 Cu, 1,200 VA, space 4 (B), Example: laundry receptacleCity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  6. MATHPhase A: 1,500 + 900 + 2,500 = 4,900 VA
  7. MATHPhase B: 2,500 + 1,200 = 3,700 VA
  8. MATHTotal connected: 1,500 + 900 + 5,000 + 1,200 = 8,600 VA
  9. MATHPhase difference: A 4,900 VA - B 3,700 VA = 1,200 VA (arithmetic on the VA typed here, not a code limit)
  10. RESULTPhase A: 4,900 VACity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  11. RESULTPhase B: 3,700 VACity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  12. RESULTTotal connected: 8,600 VAadded from the loads entered

Example 2: a three-phase 208Y/120 V panel

3 circuits, 12,000 VA connected (A 4,800 VA, B 4,200 VA, C 3,000 VA).

Show the math
  1. GIVENPanel: 208Y/120 V three-phase, 4-wire, 42 spaces, 3 circuits
  2. TABLECircuit 1: 40 A 3-pole, #8 Cu, 9,000 VA, spaces 1 and 3 and 5 (A, B, C), Example: rooftop unit; 3,000 VA on each phaseCity of Bellevue panel schedule forms; NEC 240.15(A)
  3. TABLECircuit 2: 20 A 1-pole, #12 Cu, 1,800 VA, space 2 (A), Example: lightsCity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  4. TABLECircuit 4: 20 A 1-pole, #12 Cu, 1,200 VA, space 4 (B), Example: receptaclesCity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  5. MATHPhase A: 3,000 + 1,800 = 4,800 VA
  6. MATHPhase B: 3,000 + 1,200 = 4,200 VA
  7. MATHPhase C: 3,000 = 3,000 VA
  8. MATHTotal connected: 9,000 + 1,800 + 1,200 = 12,000 VA
  9. MATHPhase difference: A 4,800 VA - C 3,000 VA = 1,800 VA (arithmetic on the VA typed here, not a code limit)
  10. RESULTPhase A: 4,800 VACity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  11. RESULTPhase B: 4,200 VACity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  12. RESULTPhase C: 3,000 VACity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  13. RESULTTotal connected: 12,000 VAadded from the loads entered

Example 3: two circuits on one space

Stops here: Space 5 is taken by both the circuit at space 3 and the circuit at space 5. Change one circuit's space. If one breaker in that space carries two circuits, list it once and name both circuits in its description.

Show the math
  1. GIVENPanel: 120/240 V single-phase, 3-wire, 40 spaces, 5 circuits
  2. TABLECircuit 1: 20 A 1-pole, #12 Cu, 1,500 VA, space 1 (A), Example: kitchen counter receptaclesCity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  3. TABLECircuit 2: 15 A 1-pole, #14 Cu, 900 VA, space 2 (A), Example: bedroom lightsCity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  4. TABLECircuit 3: 30 A 2-pole, #10 Cu, 5,000 VA, spaces 3 and 5 (B, A), Example: dryer; 2,500 VA on each phaseCity of Bellevue panel schedule forms; NEC 240.15(A)
  5. TABLECircuit 4: 20 A 1-pole, #12 Cu, 1,200 VA, space 4 (B), Example: laundry receptacleCity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  6. TABLECircuit 5: 20 A 1-pole, #12 Cu, 600 VA, space 5 (A), Example: added circuitCity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  7. STOPStops here: Space 5 is taken by both the circuit at space 3 and the circuit at space 5.the panel's spaces as entered
  8. RESULTPhase A: not statedCity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  9. RESULTPhase B: not statedCity of Bellevue panel schedule forms
  10. RESULTTotal connected: not statedadded from the loads entered

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a panel schedule have to show?

NEC 408.4(A) asks for a legible, permanent description of every circuit and every change to one, specific to what it serves and clear enough that circuits are unlikely to be confused, spare positions with an unused breaker included. On a panelboard it goes in a directory on the face of the door, inside it, or in an approved location next to it. This schedule can serve as that directory once it is posted there and each description meets 408.4(A); the schedule cannot judge your descriptions.

How are the spaces lettered A, B and C?

This schedule letters each row of two spaces in turn: A then B on a single-phase panel, A then B then C on a three-phase panel, the way the City of Bellevue's panel schedule forms letter them. The label inside the panel shows which bus each space is on, and that label governs.

How many poles does a circuit need?

One per ungrounded conductor: NEC 240.15(A) puts an overcurrent trip unit in series with each one. On the two systems this page offers, a 120 V circuit takes one pole, a 240 V or 208 V single-phase circuit takes two, and a three-phase circuit takes three. Single-pole breakers with identified handle ties may stand in where 240.15(B) permits them. Circuits on different lines sharing one neutral (a multiwire branch circuit) need a means that disconnects all their ungrounded conductors at once where the circuit starts, NEC 210.4(B); a 2-pole or 3-pole breaker does that, and 240.15(B) covers handle-tied single-pole breakers.

How is the VA on each phase worked out?

Each circuit's VA is added to the phases its spaces sit on, and a 2-pole or 3-pole circuit's VA is split evenly across its phases. It is arithmetic on the VA you type: a connected load, not a demand load, and the difference between phases is not a code limit.

Can it show the demand load?

Only when you attach a saved load calculation done by the NEC 220.82 optional method at 240 V, and only on a 120/240 V schedule. 220.82 covers a dwelling whose whole load is served by one 3-wire set of service or feeder conductors, 120/240 V or 208Y/120 V; this page's 208Y/120 V schedule is a three-phase 4-wire panel, not a 3-wire set, and a 208 V run has no matching schedule here. The figure shown is the dwelling's, recomputed by the load calculator. This schedule does not size a feeder.

Does it check the wire against the breaker?

No. The schedule records the wire you type or import. To size or check a conductor, use the wire size calculator; its reading can then be added here as a circuit.

How do I get a PDF of the schedule?

Save it to a job. The job's PDF packet prints the schedule, every circuit and the phase totals, under the company name you enter on the packet. No account is needed.

Related Calculators

Electrical Load Calculator

NEC 220.82 service sizing for a dwelling. Save a run, then attach it to this schedule as the dwelling's calculated load.

Wire Size Calculator

Conductor, breaker and ground for one circuit. Save the reading, then add it here as a circuit with its poles.

Sub-Panel Calculator

The feeder, breaker and ground for a sub-panel, the panel this schedule often describes.

Standard Breaker Sizes

The NEC 240.6(A) ratings this schedule's breaker list is taken from.