Los Angeles County Municipal Code Art. 220 Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Calculations
Los Angeles County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles County
Cite as: Los Angeles County Municipal Code Article 220 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 220.41. - Energy Storage Readiness.¶
For all new one- and two-family dwelling units, the service panels and/or sub panels shall have the capacity of an additional load not less than 5 kVA for every 2,000 square feet of living space, or any fraction thereof, designated to accommodate future energy storage system(s). This load shall be considered continuous, and demand factors shall not apply. Additionally, the service panels and/or sub panels shall have space(s) reserved/dedicated to permit installation of the branch circuit overcurrent protective device(s) for the energy storage system.
(Ord. 2022-0052 § 3, 2022.)
APPENDIX A - LEGISLATIVE HISTORY FOR ORDINANCE 11096
Ordinance 11096, the Electrical Code for Los Angeles County, was originally adopted on March 13, 1975 and has been kept up to date by later amendments. Major amendments, each adopting the current edition of the National Electrical Code, are listed and briefly described in Table 1 below; ordinances amending them are also listed up through Ordinance 12377. Legislative history for later amendments is shown following each section.
Table 2 covers the legislative history of the county's own current Electrical Code provisions, Articles 80 — 89, and gives the specific legislative history for each section.
All these provisions now comprise Title 27 of the Los Angeles County Code.
Table 1
| Ordinances | |
|---|---|
| 11096 | Adopts 1975 Edition of National Electrical Code in Section 1, except as amended; adds Arts. 80 — 84; amended by 11241 and 11558. |
| 11928 | Adopts 1978 Edition of National Electrical Code in Section 1; adds Art. 89, amendments to NEC (effective June 24, 1979); amended by 12268 (effective December 26, 1980). |
Table 2
Ordinance 11096 Amending Ordinances
Article 80 Added by 11096 § 2, 1975 (§§ 80-1—80-10).
80-1 See Art. 80 entry.
80-2 See Art. 80 entry.
80-3 See Art. 80 entry.
80-4 See Art. 80 entry; amended by 11928 § 2, 1979.
80-5 See Art. 80 entry.
80-6 See Art. 80 entry.
80-7 See Art. 80 entry.
80-8 See Art. 80 entry.
80-9 See Art. 80 entry.
80-10 See Art. 80 entry; amended by 11928 § 3, 1979.
Article 81 Added by 11096 § 3, 1975 (§§ 81-1 — 81-13).
81-1 See Art. 81 entry.
81-2 See Art. 81 entry.
81-3 See Art. 81 entry.
81-4 See Art. 81 entry.
81-5 See Art. 81 entry.
81-6 See Art. 81 entry; repealed by 92-0004 § 7, 1992.
81-7 See Art. 81 entry; repealed by 92-0004 § 7, 1992.
81-8 See Art. 81 entry.
81-9 See Art. 81 entry.
81-10 See Art. 81 entry.
81-11 See Art. 81 entry.
81-12 See Art. 81 entry; amended by 11928 § 4, 1979.
81-13 See Art. 81 entry.
Article 82 Added by 11096 § 4, 1975 (§§ 82-1 — 82-13).
82-1 See Art. 82 entry; amended by 12268 § 1, 1980.
82-2 See Art. 82 entry.
82-3 See Art. 82 entry.
82-4 See Art. 82 entry; amended by 11928 §§ 5 and 6, 1979.
82-5 See Art. 82 entry.
82-6 See Art. 82 entry.
82-7 See Art. 82 entry; deleted by 11928 § 7 (part), 1979.
82-8 See Art. 82 entry; amended by 11241 § 1, 1975; 11558 § 1, 1977; 11928 § 7 (part), 8 and 10, 1979; 12268 §§ 2 — 4, 1980.
82-9 See Art. 82 entry; amended by 11928 § 9, 1979.
82-10 See Art. 82 entry.
82-11 See Art. 82 entry.
82-12 See Art. 82 entry.
82- 13 See Art. 82 entry.
Article 83 Added by 11096 § 5, 1975 (§§ 83-1 — 83-6).
83-1 See Art. 83 entry.
83-2 See Art. 83 entry.
83-3 See Art. 83 entry.
83-4 See Art. 83 entry.
83-5 See Art. 83 entry.
83-6 See Art. 83 entry.
Article 84 Added by 11096 § 6, 1975 (§ 84-1).
84-1 See Art. 84 entry.
84-2 Added by 12268 § 5, 1980.
Article 89 Added by 11928 § 11, 1979 (§§ 89-1 — 89-4); repealed by 88-0037 § 3, 1988.
89-1 See Art. 89 entry.
89-2 See Art. 89 entry.
89-3 See Art. 89 entry; repealed by 82-0210 § 3, 1982.
89-4 See Art. 89 entry; repealed by 82-0210 § 4, 1982.
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