Office Pod Power Planning: Check Connected Loads Before Ordering
Before ordering office pods for one room, compare the electrical input of the exact pod configuration with the devices people will use and the supply available at that site. Do this for the busiest period when the proposed pods could be occupied together. A product-page reference to sockets or voltage does not, by itself, tell a facilities team whether the building connection is ready.
The useful decision is whether the intended pod group can be ordered with an agreed electrical version and site connection, or whether the design needs a different location, configuration or building-side electrical work first. MobileX can discuss socket and voltage options by destination; the final input and supplied outlets belong to the specific quoted configuration.
Separate three power questions
These questions involve different records and often different people. Keeping them separate prevents a phone charger shown in a product image from turning into an assumed circuit rating.
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| Decision | Information to use | Who can confirm it |
|---|---|---|
| What does the pod require at its input? | Exact model and electrical revision; rated input and connection arrangement for the quoted lighting, fans, sockets and any included accessories. | MobileX for the supplied configuration and its applicable documentation. |
| What will people connect inside? | Expected laptops, displays, chargers or other devices; their nameplate information and whether their draw is already included in a stated pod-input rating. | Buyer, equipment owner and supplier together for the supply boundary. |
| What can the site safely supply? | Available voltage, outlets or connection point, circuit arrangement, other loads already served, and local installation requirements. | Facilities team and the qualified local electrical professional responsible for the building. |
Use the busiest credible simultaneous-use period
Imagine a facilities buyer planning two single-person booths beside a meeting room. Most of the day one booth may be idle; at the busiest recurring time both could be occupied, with a laptop in each. The electrical review should use the two proposed pod versions and their connected equipment during that overlap, not the average number of bookings across a week. This is a planning example, not a MobileX site result or an assumed wattage for MP1.
First obtain the supplier’s input information for each quoted configuration. Then list the user devices and identify whether the published or quoted input figure already allows for loads on the internal outlets. Do not add a laptop twice if an agreed maximum input already includes that outlet load; do not omit it if the figure covers only factory-fitted lighting and ventilation. If this boundary is unclear, resolve it in the quotation before comparing it with the site supply.
The local electrical reviewer can then consider which pods and other room equipment may operate at the same time, how the existing circuits are arranged, and whether the proposed connection is suitable. Two nearby outlets do not necessarily mean two independent circuits. The UK’s Health and Safety Executive advises checking that work equipment suits the supply voltage and that the supply can deliver the required current; its guidance is a useful general check, not an electrical approval for a MobileX model or another jurisdiction. Read the HSE equipment-and-supply guidance.
Keep connection capacity separate from running cost
A maximum input or connection rating helps the site team assess a supply arrangement. It is not a measurement of average consumption, and multiplying it by opening hours does not establish an electricity bill. If the buyer also needs an operating-cost estimate, use the office pod energy-use guide to separate equipment, modes and hours. For this purchasing decision, keep the connection question focused on the configuration and simultaneous use.
Turn the result into an order decision
There are three practical outcomes. If the chosen configuration matches a supply arrangement the site team can accept, record the model, electrical revision and responsible connection party in the order. If the supply is available but the requested sockets or input version differ, ask MobileX to quote the appropriate variant before fixing the drawings. If the proposed site cannot support the intended concurrent load or connection, resolve the local work or placement with the facilities team before committing to that layout. None of those outcomes follows from a generic statement that a pod is “plug and play.”
Dealers ordering the same range for different countries can use the destination-variant guide to keep each market’s requirements on a separate order line. For USB, wired data and display functions, use the device-interface guide; a port’s shape does not define its electrical or data function. Building-side connection and any required local electrical work remain part of the site’s own review.
Send a power brief that can be quoted
Start with the MobileX office pod range and send the intended model or user task, quantity, destination, proposed room and busiest simultaneous-use pattern. Include the devices expected inside, the available site-supply information your facilities team can share, and who will arrange the building connection. Ask MobileX to identify the electrical version, input information and included outlets for the exact proposed configuration; then have the local responsible party review that proposal against the site. Contact MobileX POD with the brief to move from a product shortlist to a usable quotation.