Distance between home and panels - Page 7

 

Determine the voltage and power output of your panels, then look up or
calculate the appropriate wire size.

Costs can be obtained from various online sources for panels and wiring.

When you calculate your wire size, most of the online calculators are for
copper wiring.  You can substitute aluminum wiring two sizes larger for the
same voltage drop.  It is likely that the aluminum wiring is cheaper.

When I did calculations for wiring from a windmill about the same distance,
the required copper cable was 1-0; the equivalent aluminum cable was 3-0;
but because of extensive use by power companies, 4-0 aluminum was even less
expensive.  So you need to research.

--ron

  Very useful information--thanks so much.