Gauged: A Wire Addon
by DeTrainNerd
Gauged: A Wire Addon adds copper and aluminum wires in a range of gauges to the Create mod's power network, so players can match wire capacity to the load they carry.
What it does
Copper and aluminum wires come in gauges from 14 AWG up to 2000 MCM, which is roughly 2 mm to 1014 mm² in metric terms. Thicker wires carry more current, and the range lets a builder choose a gauge that fits each run of the Power Grid. Cords in the same gauges are included, stepping up one AWG at a time from 14.
A creative wire cord variant is included as well. It has very little resistance and an extremely high ampacity, which suits test builds where cable losses should not get in the way. The wires are added to the Create power system, so the mod depends on Create to run.
The mod is for NeoForge and is published for Minecraft 1.20.1 and 1.21.1. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Copper wires in many gauges
Copper wires span gauges from 14 AWG to 2000 MCM, letting builders size each run to its load.
Aluminum wires in many gauges
Aluminum wires cover the same gauge range, offering a lighter option for long power lines.
Copper and aluminum cords
Cords combine the wire gauges, starting at 14 AWG and stepping up one AWG at a time.
Creative wire cord
A creative variant has very little resistance and ludicrous ampacity, for builds that need no cable losses.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Sizing a Power Grid
Players pick a wire gauge that matches the current a run must carry, in place of one wire type for the whole network.
Long-distance lines
Thicker gauges keep long runs of the Power Grid able to carry more power without the wire becoming the bottleneck.
Who it’s for: Players who build Create power networks on NeoForge and want wires sized to match their load. Servers running the Create-based power system need the mod on both sides.
Questions
Does Gauged need Create to run?
Do servers and players both need the mod?
What the author says
This mod adds various wire gauges and adds them to Create: Power Grid for Minecraft 1.21.1 and Minecraft 1.20.1, adding wires with the smallest gauge being 14 AWG which is approximately 2mm² to the biggest of 2000 MCM which is over 1000 mm². These wires don't joke around!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/gauged-a-wire-addon
- Owner
- DeTrainNerd
- Published
- 2026-07-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15