Wall size and a W/m² figure in — maximum and typical kilowatts plus circuit count out, sized the way working crews size them: on full-white maximum at an 80% derate. Pick a real panel to use its datasheet figure instead of a guess.
Wall power
Max draw
23.0 kW
full white, full brightness
Typical
7.7 kW
normal content — generator sizing, not circuits
Circuits
8× 16 A / 230 V
sized on max at 80% derate (2,944 W usable each)
Circuits are sized on maximum draw — one white flash frame must not open a breaker. Electrical work must be verified by a qualified electrician where the law requires one. For feeders, distros and the full run plan, open the planner.
LED wall power, answered
How much power does an LED wall use?
Published maximum draw in our datasheet-verified database runs from about 170 W/m² for fine-pitch install COB panels to 1,200 W/m² for high-brightness rental and outdoor tiles; common rental panels sit around 500–800 W/m². Multiply by wall area for maximum draw, and expect typical content to draw roughly a third of that.
Why size circuits on maximum instead of typical draw?
Content is unpredictable — one white flash frame, one test pattern, one source failing to a white screen — and the distribution has to survive all of it without opening a breaker mid-show. Typical draw answers a different question: what to tell the venue or which generator to order.
How many LED panels fit on one 16 A circuit?
A 16 A / 230 V circuit at an 80% derate carries 2,944 usable watts. Divide by the panel's maximum per-cabinet draw: eighteen 160 W cabinets, nine 320 W cabinets. Always the datasheet maximum, never the typical figure.