Wire Size for 150 amp service 300 feet

rseymourtx · #1 Nov 19, 2007, 04:53 PM

I need to take electrical service 300 feet to my barn. I want to take a 150 amp service. What wiresize to I use for this effort.

tkrussell · Nov 19, 2007, 05:13 PM

Need to know the voltage and what will the actual load will be. Any motors and what size?

Or you can do a search for on line voltage drop calculators and plug in the variables.



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