Can my garage electrical panel be right beside the door?
Looking at your drawing. There would not be a code reason that prevents you from putting your panel at that location, but there may be a practical reason.
You are putting in a 2'8&quot; door which is probably prehung, so that would be about 2'11&quot; or even 3' of space in the wall. Then you will have at least a double stud around it, and you may have the same at the &quot;T&quot; in the wall. Then there is a lintel above the door which may partially or completely block the area above the panel. Also you have to deal with the double 2x4 plate across the top. A loadcenter (residential panel) needs a 17&quot; space for installation. Rough calculations show that you can install a loadcenter with about 2&quot; to spare. You also need to consider the area above the panel. Does the lintel interfere with the conductors coming into it? What does the slope of the roof look like? Can you get in and out of the panel for expansion? Is this new wall loadbearing? Do you want a wall switch on that door, because it probably won't fit?
This all means that when you begin your remodel, you want to be very specific and coordinate that space with whomever is doing the walls and door or rethink the location of the panel.
Hope this helps and good luck.