A cut sheet (also known as a spec sheet or specification sheet) is an equipment information sheet that provides and describes the specifications and/or features of a piece of equipment. These are common in the electrical industry for equipment such as motors, circuit breakers, transformers, and other electrical equipment.

Any commercial electrical job typically has to have all material or equipment approved by the electrical engineers, owners, or both. A cut sheet gives you sizes, ratings, capacities, colours—and any other information potentially needed for an installation. Many cut sheets or spec sheets include a photograph and lists of parts of the equipment as well as other equipment model numbers and the features of their alternate models. The alternate equipment model number and features in the cut sheet are very useful for comparison purposes to help you make sure you’ve got the right piece of equipment for your project.