it was just a calculation question. there is no way to calc the actual demand of outlets other than to consider that every outlet could get a 15A plug at the same time. this doesnt really jive with calculating the load for a bc that feeds outlets, we just rely on the ocpd, etc.
If you look at it that way, you're going to be running a lot of circuits. :happyyes:
180VA isn't a bad average... for lots of obscure outlets and maybe one heavily loaded.
What it amounts to is the designer and/or installer are better suited to determine how many receptacles to put on a circuit than Code is... so Code just provides some guidelines... and that is regarding general use receptacles (i.e. unknown loads). When you know the load, it gets added into calculated load at face (nameplate) value.