Posted by John T on January 31, 2012 at 15:34:53 from (66.87.2.91):
In Reply to: House Electricity posted by Howard H. on January 31, 2012 at 15:04:25:
Heres the deal, yes the bigger the cable the less voltage drop buttttttttttt if the distance is too great the utility may be reluctant to lay so much larger then the standard cable they normally use due to expense or its just not practical (that can mean way more expensive). Of course the same size copper has less resistance (less voltage drop) then aluminum but its more expensive.
The thing is it can be done if the wire is big enough relative to the length of the run but getting them to do it is another matter (impractical and expensive and just NOT how they do it) and, of course, theres heat energy wasted in a long run of cable from their transformer to the meter.
That is a longgggggggggggggg run for the secondary, it would likely be more efficient if they ran HV primary to near the home with a normal length of a secondary drop
A half mile is an awfullyyyyyyyyyyyyy longgggggggg run for LV secondary
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