Cable Distance

Measure the cable distance accurately with a tape measure.

The shorter you can keep the cable distance the better, distances of up to 1600ft (500m) are OK but beyond this it is better to use our ME or GE PowerSpout to save on cabling costs.  Distances can then be up to 10,000ft (3000m) when using the ME or GE models. Long run cable costs can kill the economics of micro hydro unless you have a very good site and an economic need, for example displacing high cost fuel generation.