Can an Electrical Panel Be on an Interior Wall

Installation. Electrical panels mount in interior walls or hang on basement walls. … For an interior wall, the closest the panel can be to a perpendicular wall is the space between that wall and the nearest stud, where the panel will be mounted for support.

Can a breaker box be on an interior wall?

Panels can and often are mounted on interior walls, especially sub panels.

Where are electrical panels not allowed?

A panel cannot be located: 1) Where exposed to physical damage. 2) In the vicinity of easily ignitable material. Clothes closets are specifically noted as an area with easily ignitable material (hanging clothes).