AMPACITY- Services & Feeders*
For Dwelling Units, 120/240 Volts, 3-Wire, Single-Phase service-entrance conductors (RH/RHH/RHW/THW/THWN/THHN/THHW/ XHHW/USE)

 

Size
AWG or kcmil


Conductors Permitted Rating in Amps

 

Copper Conductors

Aluminum Conductors

3

110

-

2

125

100

1

150

110

1/0

175

125

2/0

200

150

3/0

225

175

4/0

250

200

250

300

225

350

350

250

400

400

300

500

-

350

600

-

400

*Ref: NEC, 310-15(b)6.
*Feeders must supply total load to the building.
*Applies to Service Conductors, Service Lateral Conductors and Feeder Conductors that
 serve as the main power feeder to a dwelling and are are installed in raceway or cable
 with or within an equipment grounding conductor.
*For application of this note, the feeder conductors to a dwelling unit shall not be
required to be larger than its service-entrance conductors.
*The grounded conductor shall be permitted to be smaller an the ungrounded conductors,
 provided section 215-2, 220-22, 230-42 are met.
*Refer to NEC, Table 310-16, footnote #3.