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title: "What Is Load center? Electrical Glossary | Daniel Electric"
description: "A load center is the residential name for a distribution panel that holds circuit breakers. Product listings and catalogs use this term."
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# Load center

A load center is the residential name for a distribution panel that holds circuit breakers. Product listings and catalogs use this term.

Manufacturers use load center for panels built for homes and light commercial buildings. Siemens describes a loadcentre as a metal enclosed distribution panel with circuit breakers that distribute, protect and control lighting and power circuits. In daily talk it is the same box as a [breaker panel](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/breaker-panel).

Larger commercial systems usually use a [panelboard](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/panelboard) instead. A load center is rated by its amp size and its number of breaker spaces. Choosing, sizing or swapping one is work for a licensed electrician. See [panel repair and replacement](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/electrical-panel-repair-replacement).

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## Related terms

-   [Breaker panel](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/breaker-panel)
-   [Panelboard](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/panelboard)
-   [Electrical panel](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/electrical-panel)
-   [Main breaker](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/main-breaker)

## Sources

1.  [Siemens: Loadcentres, Power Product Catalogue](https://assets.new.siemens.com/siemens/assets/api/uuid:93f50aa9-62c9-4e27-9da3-ae7595fb0e6d/s01-loadcentres1.pdf)

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