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Load Requirement for Farm Building


Building Electric items Min. value (watts) Design value*
Farm shop General lighting, bench grinder, drill, air compressor, trouble lamp, portable saw; optional: welder, soldering iron, battery charger 4,600 3 watts/sq. ft floor area plus 3,300 watts if no welder but plus 7,000 watts if welder will be selected
Poultry brooding Electric brooder, general lighting, service lighting; optional: ventilation fan, automatic feeder, water warmer 1,150 4 watts per chick if small flock, 3 watts per chick if large (1000 or more) flock, 4 watts for chick for any size flock with infrared brooders
Poultry laying Artificial lighting, feed-room lights, egg-room lights, egg cooler; optional: egg candler, vent fan, exhaust fan for egg-room, debiller, automatic feeder, water warmer, washer, grader 2,300 5 watts per bird plus 1,320 watts/hp of automatic feeder
Dairy barn Vacuum pump, lighting, vent fan, convenience outlets; optional: pail heater, dehorner, gutter cleaner, clippers 3,450 200 watts per cow for first 20 cows and 60 watts per cow for those in excess of 20, plus 1,320 watts/hp of gutter cleaner
Milking room (parlor) Vacuum pump, (pipeline), lighting, vent fan, convenience outlets 2,300 900 watts per stall
Milk house Lighting, milk cooler, water heater lamps, vent fan; optional: electric hoists 4,600 250 watts per cow for first 20 cows and 100 watts per cow for those in excess of 20
General-purpose barn Lighting, convenience outlets, hammer mill, mixer, elevator conveyor equipment; optional: hay drier fan, vent fan, heat lamps, clippers, deicers 3,450 30 watts/sq. ft outside dimensions plus 1,320 watts/hp each motor
Pig farrowing Heat lamps, service lighting 2,300 500 watts per pen
Residence Lights and appliances 4,000 without range, 12,000 with range 14 watts/sq. ft outside dimensions

* Add 1,320 watts/hp for each motor not listed in the "Electrical items" column.

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