Installed capacity of a fixed building service per unit area
Installed capacity refers to the maximum output that a system, typically related to energy generation or consumption, can produce under optimal conditions. This is commonly used in reference to renewable energy installations (such as solar panels or heat pumps), combined heat and power (CHP) systems, or battery storage capacity within a building.
Approved document L, Conservation of Fuel and Power, Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings, 2021 edition incorporating 2023 amendments, defines the installed capacity of a fixed building service per unit area as: ‘The design output of the distribution system output devices (the terminal units) serving the space in question, divided by the total useful floor area of that space.’
See also: Installed capacity.
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