"Noozer" wrote in message
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Greetings,

If you use a 100 amp breaker you should use wire as if you had a 100
amp load at the other end even if you expect to only use 75 amps "for
now". 2 AWG Al will NOT be enough for 100A with an 85 ft run at 160f
without having to worry about voltage drop. 2 AWG Cu would be.

Just wondering... for 60 amp service at 80feet, what guage wire should be
used? I assume that to feed 60amps to my garage so I could use 220volts
I'd
really be supplying two 30 amp circuits (and would an Edison circuit
work)?

You need two 30a 120v circuits? For what?
That would be a 30a service; and sure, an Edison circuit would be fine.
There is no functional difference between that and a 240v circuit.

Maybe if you shared what you wanted to do, people could give you better
advice.