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I always understood that if you calculate the lighting load at 3VA per square foot for lighting that covered all lighting load. Of coarse this is a minimum standard.

Now with all the energy standards, lighting loads with be less. For example, our energy code requires a minimum of 50% of new lighting to be energy efficient such as CFL or LED.