Glass Fibre Cable

Cables

They carry EU from generators and storage to machines. They connect on their own to whatever is next to them.

Cable	Handles packets of	Loss per block
Tin Cable / Insulated Tin Cable	32 EU (LV)	0.2 EU
Copper Cable	128 EU (MV)	0.3 EU
Insulated Copper Cable	128 EU (MV)	0.2 EU
Gold Cable	512 EU (HV)	0.5 EU
Insulated Gold Cable	512 EU (HV)	0.45 EU
Double Insulated Gold Cable	512 EU (HV)	0.4 EU
HV Cable (Iron) (and insulated)	2,048 EU (EV)	0.8 EU
Glass Fibre Cable	8,192 EU (IV)	0.025 EU

Rules

• If the packet is bigger than it can handle, the cable burns. Use the cable of the source's tier (or higher).
• Loss is taken from each packet depending on how many blocks it travels: for long distances use a low-loss cable. If the loss is bigger than the packet, nothing arrives.
• Insulation costs one Rubber per layer (copper and tin take one, gold two, iron three) and lowers the loss of copper and gold.
• Metal cables are made from a plate and the Cutter in the crafting grid, or in the Metal Former (cutting or extruding).
• Sprayed with construction foam, they get hidden inside a block that can then be painted.

More about building a grid in the Energy guide.