Appendix B: GROUNDING TABLES
B. Appendix B: GROUNDING TABLES
Table 250.66. Copper and Aluminum Conductors
Required size of grounding
Size of largest phase conductor
electrode conductor in AWG or
for service in AWG or kcmil (MCM)
kcmil (MCM)
Aluminum or Aluminum or
Copper copper-clad Copper copper-clad
aluminum aluminum
2 or smaller 1/0 or smaller 8 6
1 or 1/0 2/0 or 3/0 6 4
2/0 or 3/0 4/0 or 250 4 2
Over 3/0 to 350 Over 250 to 500 2 1/0
Over 350 to 600 Over 500 to 900 1/0 3/0
Over 600 to 1100 Over 900 to 1750 2/0 4/0
Over 1100 Over 1750 3/0 250
Table 250.122. Minimum Size of Equipment-Grounding Conductors for
Grounding Raceway and Equipment
Aluminum or copper-clad
Copper
aluminum
Rating of
Size (AWG Circular Size (AWG Circular
OCPD not
or kcmil) mils or kcmil) mils
exceeding
15 A 14 4,107 12 6,530
20 A 12 6,530 10 10,383
60 A 10 10,383 8 16,509
100 A 8 16,509 6 26,251
200 A 6 26,251 4 41,740
300 A 4 41,740 2 66,369
400 A 3 52,633 1 83,680
500 A 2 66,369 1/0 105,518
600 A 1 83,680 2/0 133,056
800 A 1/0 105,518 3/0 167,780
1,000 A 2/0 133,056 4/0 211,566
1,200 A 3/0 167,780 250 250,000
1,600 A 4/0 211,566 350 350,000
2,000 A 250 250,000 400 400,000
2,500 A 350 350,000 600 600,000
3,000 A 400 400,000 600 600,000
4,000 A 500 500,000 750 750,000
5,000 A 700 700,000 1200 1,200,000
6,000 A 800 800,000 1200 1,200,000
Table 250.120C. Grounded Conductor, Main Bonding Jumper, System
Bonding Jumper, and Supply-side Bonding Jumper for Alternating-current
Systems
Size of largest phase Required size of grounded
(ungrounded) conductor for conductor or bonding jumper in
service in AWG/kcmil AWG/kcmil
Aluminum or Aluminum or
Copper copper-clad Copper copper-clad
aluminum aluminum
2 or smaller 1/0 or smaller 8 6
1 or 1/0 2/0 or 3/0 6 4
2/0 or 3/0 4/0 or 250 4 2
Over 3/0 to 350 Over 250 to 500 2 1/0
Over 350 to 600 Over 500 to 900 1/0 3/0
Over 600 to 1100 Over 900 to 1750 2/0 4/0
Over 1100 Over 1750 See notes 1–4 See notes 1–4
Table 250.120(C) for Bonding Jumpers
1. If your phase conductors are larger than 1100 kcmil copper or 1750 kcmil aluminum,
the neutral (grounded conductor) or bonding jumper shall be at least 12½ percent of
the circular mil area of the largest phase conductor (ungrounded conductor). The
neutral conductor is not required to be larger than the phase conductors.
2. If your system has a mix of both copper and aluminum conductors, the neutral
(grounded conductor) or bonding jumper must be sized according to the highest
ampacity conductor.
3. If your system has a mix of both copper and aluminum service-entrance conductors, as
permitted in Art. 230.40, Exception No. 2, or if you have multiple sets of supply
conductors from separately derived sources, the equivalent size of the largest phase
conductor must be determined by adding the total area of all the corresponding
conductors in each set.
4. If you have no service-entrance conductors (the utility has yet to provide them), you
must assume that the largest allowable conductor for the service will be used.
Author's note Frankly, you should be doing this anyway, if the
utility brings larger conductors in to your service in the future, will
someone remember to increase the size of the bonding jumper(s)?
The above table uses the term bonding jumper to indicate any of the following:
neutral conductor (grounded conductor), main bonding jumper, system bonding
jumper, and supply-side bonding jumper.
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