I remember reading an article some years ago that addressed this. Seems at one time there was no limit and a very large fusebox at a hotel caught fire. This was in the days of rubber covered wire & this produced quite a bit of smoke which resulted in some deaths. In order to limit the available fuel, it was decided to limit the number of circuits.
You should also see 90.8(B)
Tom
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