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In RimWorld, electricity is the key to survival. Most vital [[structures]] and [[buildings]] require power, and building an efficient power grid is the key to success.
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==Power generators==
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'''Power''' is both the representation of [[Research#Electricity|electricity]] required to power a wide variety of appliances and buildings, and the name of a section of the architect that contains buildings that interact with this system.
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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| width=100px height=50px | {{Icon small|Power conduit|80px}}
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| width=100px height=50px | {{Icon small|Hidden conduit|80px}}
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| width=100px height=50px | {{Icon small|Waterproof conduit|80px}}
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| width=100px height=50px | {{Icon small|Power switch|80px}}
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| width=100px height=50px | {{Icon small|Wood-fired generator|80px}}
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| width=100px height=50px | {{Icon small|Chemfuel powered generator|80px}}
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| width=100px height=50px | {{Icon small|Wind turbine|80px}}
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|- align="center"
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| <div><small>[[Power conduit]]</small></div>
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| <div><small>[[Hidden conduit]]</small></div>
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| <div><small>[[Waterproof conduit]]</small></div>
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| <div><small>[[Power switch]]</small></div>
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| <div><small>[[Wood-fired generator]]</small></div>
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| <div><small>[[Chemfuel powered generator]]</small></div>
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| <div><small>[[Wind turbine]]</small></div>
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| width=100px height=50px | {{Icon small|Battery|80px}}
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| width=100px height=50px | {{Icon small|Solar generator|80px}}
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| width=100px height=50px | {{Icon small|Geothermal generator|80px}}
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| width=100px height=50px | {{Icon small|Watermill generator|80px}}
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| width=100px height=50px | {{Icon small|Toxifier generator|80px}}
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| width=100px height=50px | {{Icon small|Electroharvester|80px}}
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| width=100px height=50px | {{Icon small|Bioferrite generator|80px}}
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|- align="center"
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| <div><small>[[Battery]]</small></div>
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| <div><small>[[Solar generator]]</small></div>
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| <div><small>[[Geothermal generator]]</small></div>
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| <div><small>[[Watermill generator]]</small></div>
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| <div><small>[[Toxifier generator]]</small>{{BiotechIcon}}</div>
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| <div><small>[[Electroharvester]]</small>{{AnomalyIcon}}</div>
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| <div><small>[[Bioferrite generator]]</small>{{AnomalyIcon}}</div>
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|}
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== Mechanics ==
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{{Stub|section=1|reason=Does not cover the mechanics of power sufficiently - how is the order of power loss determined when demand>supply? When do power generators tick? When does battery capacity tick? etc. }}
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Power is measured in the form of '''Watts (W)'''. Power generators create watts, and appliances will consume a certain amount of watts to function. Most appliances will use power even when not actively being used - they must be manually switched off. Some appliances use less power when not in active use, sometimes referred to as "stand-by" power.
  
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[[File:SolarCollector.png|64px|left]]Solar panels are a cheap first way of producing power from the limitless energy of the Sun.
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Power conduits can randomly [[Events#Zzztt...|short circuit]] whenever they are powered, and many power buildings or appliances can also short circuit while in [[rain]] or [[snow]]. See [[Events#Zzztt...|Zzztt...]] for details.
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The drawback is that they don't work during the night or during eclipses, requiring [[Buildings#Batteries|batteries]] to power lights and turrets when there is no sunlight available.
 
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=== Transport ===
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Power only exists within a power grid and requires something to transport it. Any power that isn't used or stored is wasted.
  
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Power travels through [[power conduit]]s, [[waterproof conduit]]s,  [[power switch]]es, [[batteries]], and all generators and generator equivalents. These power transporters must be directly adjacent to each other to connect and transport power between them. This is distinct from appliances, which do not transport power, but can connect to a power transport from up to 6 tiles away. See [[#Appliances|Appliances]] for more detail.
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Configurations of connected power transporters are called grids. All points in a grid have instantaneous access to all power generated and stored by buildings attached to the grid. Grids that are not connected by power transporters, or only connected via a power switch that is turned off, are completely independent from each other.
  
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===Geothermal generator===
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=== Storage ===
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See also: [[Buildings#Geothermal generator|Geothermal generator]]
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{{Main|Battery}}
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Power is stored in the form of '''Watt-days (Wd)''', where 1 Watt-day can power a 1 W appliance for 24 hours. Each [[battery]] can store up to 600 Wd, but only store at 50% efficiency. This means that, for the purposes of ''storage'', 1 W for 24 hours would only give 0.5 Wd inside a battery. Batteries lose 5 Wd of stored power per day, even if they aren't connected to anything or are uninstalled in their minified state. The stored power is drawn from if, and only if, the current load wattage on the grid exceeds the current generation wattage. Power can be stored and drawn from at any rate - the 500 Wd generated by 1000 W power generator over the course of a day and stored in 50%-efficient batteries can be consumed in 6 hours if the connected grid is 2000W below demand or last for days if demand only exceeds supply by a few watts.
  
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[[File:GeothermalPlant.png|80px|left]]A Geothermal generator is a very good and reliable power source drawing its energy from the heat of the planet's core.
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=== Appliances ===
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It produces a lot of power all day round but it is more expensive to build than solar generator and it has to be placed on geothermal geysers.
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{{image wanted|section=1|reason=Image of the "power cord" connecting a constructed appliance to a conduit, image of the "yellow wire" showing a prospective connection point when placing a blueprint, image of the "pink wire" showing the actual connection points once built}}
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Those geysers are placed at random, sometimes not even occurring at all, and are usually positioned far from the initial landing zone.
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{{hatnote|For a list of all buildings that consume power, see {{#ask: [[Power Consumption::<0]] | ?Power Consumption | sort=Power Consumption | limit = 0| searchlabel = here}} }}
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This makes geothermal generators either a valuable asset far from the safety of the core base, or necessitates a base relocation to a zone harder to defend against [[raiders]].
 
  
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Appliances are [[structure]]s or buildings that consume power but don't transmit it. Most appliances will connect automatically if placed up to six squares away from a power transporter, or when one is placed within range.
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|+Power generator summary
 
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"|Night
 
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! scope="col"|Placing
 
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|Solar
 
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| style="text-align:right;"|80 [[Resources#Metal|Metal]]
 
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| style="text-align:right;"|1500 W
 
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|Free
 
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|Geothermal
 
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| style="text-align:right;"|250 [[Resources#Metal|Metal]]
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|6x6
 
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| style="text-align:right;"|5000 W
 
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| style="text-align:center;"|✓
 
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|On geysers
 
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==Power transfers==
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When placing an appliance's blueprint, the most direct connection point to a power transmitting structure will be displayed as a golden yellow connection between the current blueprint position and the power. Note that it will display a connection even if the grid it attaches too does not have sufficient or any power, and that while an appliance will default to that connection point it will be able to connect to other sources with range using the reconnect gizmo mentioned below. If no yellow wire is shown, there is no connection point in range.
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===Power conduit===
 
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A power conduit transmits power from generators or batteries to appliances.
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Once constructed, this connection will be displayed by a black "power cord" that runs from the connecting power transmitting building to the appliance in question. This cord is graphical only and cannot be interacted with or damaged in any way. Additionally, when viewing the power grid, a magenta wire similar to the yellow above will display the connection point of appliances in view.  
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It is a big cable that allows appliances to be powered up to 5 squares away from it.
 
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A power conduit doesn't consume any power but takes some space on the floor, as most structures and buildings can't be built over it, except for solar generators and batteries.
 
  
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When connected to the power grid, it can take a few moments before an appliance turns on.
  
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===Wall===
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Selecting any power transporter or appliance attached to a grid will display the "Grid Excess/Stored" values in the info pane. If the demand for power exceeds the current supply and cannot be made up for by consuming stored power, appliances connected to the grid lose power until the supply is once again below demand. It is currently unknown how which appliance is disabled is selected - it may be random.
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See also: [[Structures#Wall|Wall]]
 
  
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[[File:Wall.png|32px|left]]Regarding power distribution, a wall works exactly the same way as a power conduit, also powering appliances up to 5 squares away from any powered section. If a wall section is unpowered, the game will show a notice until it is connected to the power grid, but there is no drawbacks to not connecting walls to the power grid.
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==== Managing appliances ====
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'''Reconnect''': Click to force an appliance to reconnect to a conduit line or power source. This can also be used to change which power source an appliance is connected to if there is more than one in range.<br/>
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'''Designate toggle power''': Click to mark an appliance to be turned on (<span style="color:#20D720;font-weight:bold">&#10004;</span>) or off (<span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">X</span>) by a colonist set to [[Work#Basic|Basic]].
  
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|- align="center"
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| width=70px height=70px | [[File:Reconnect.png|70px|link=|alt=Reconnect]]
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|- align="center"
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| <div><small>Reconnect</small></div>
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| width=70px height=70px | [[File:Designate Power On.png|70px|link=|Toggle ON]]
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| width=70px height=70px | [[File:Designate Power Off.png|70px|link=|Toggle OFF]]
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| colspan="2"|<div><small>Designate toggle power</small></div>
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{{Clear}}
  
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===Door===
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=== Mechanoid power ===
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See also: [[Structures#Door|Door]]
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{{Biotech|section=1}}
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{{Main|Mechanoid creation#Power|l1=Mechanoid creation}}
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Enemy [[mechanoid]]s - that is, all mechanoids without any DLC - do not require any source of power. However, your [[allied mechanoid]]s do. When controlled by a colony, an active mechanoid's power need falls by 10% per day. Non-working mechs lose 3% power per day. They can enter a dormant self-charging state, which instead restores 1% power per day for free. Mechanoids in a [[caravan]] do not consume or gain any power.
  
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[[File:Door.png|32px|left]]Doors allow passage in a 1 square opening in a built wall or cave wall.
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A mechanoid's power need does not directly translate to electrical power. However, [[mech recharger]]s require a constant 200 W, [[large mech recharger]]s require 400 W, and both chargers restore 50% of any mechanoid's power per day. When recharging, mechanoids create [[Toxic wastepack]]s, which can lead to [[pollution]].
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It acts like a power conduit and needs a direct link to a wall or to a power conduit to open and close quickly and distribute power.
 
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If not powered, it will still open, but much slower.
 
  
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== Power generators ==
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{| {{STDT| sortable c_01 text-center}}}}
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! Type !! Cost !! Fuel<br>(per day) !! Size !! Base Output<br>(Watts) !! Output<br>Per<br>Tile !!Variable<br>Output !! Day !! Night !! Placement !! Market Value
 
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| [[Solar generator]]      || {{Required Resources|Solar generator|sep=<nowiki> </nowiki>+|simple=1}} || {{Cross}} ||  {{Q|Solar generator|Size}} || {{Q|Solar generator|Power Consumption}} || 106.25 || {{Check}} || {{Check}} || {{Cross}} || In sunlight || {{Q|Solar generator|Market Value Base #}}
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"|Cost
 
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! scope="col" style="text-align: center;"|Size
 
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"|Power needed
 
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"|Transmits power
 
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! scope="col" style="text-align: center;"|Powering distance
 
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"|Allows building
 
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"|Allows passage
 
 
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| [[Wind turbine]]        || {{Required Resources|Wind turbine|sep=<nowiki> </nowiki>+|simple=1}} || {{Cross}} || {{Q|Wind turbine|Size}} || {{Q|Wind turbine|Power Consumption}} || 164.29 ||{{Check}} || {{Check}} || {{Check}} || In open ground || {{Q|Wind turbine|Market Value Base #}}
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| style="text-align:right;"|1<span style="text-align:left;"> </span>[[Resources#Metal|Metal]]
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|1x1
 
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| style="text-align:center;"|✗
 
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| style="text-align:center;"|✓
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|5 squares
 
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| [[Watermill generator]]  || {{Required Resources|Watermill generator|sep=<nowiki> </nowiki>+|simple=1}} || {{Cross}} || {{Q|Watermill generator|Size}} || {{Q|Watermill generator|Power Consumption}} || 36.6 || {{Cross}} || {{Check}} || {{Check}} || On riverbanks || {{Q|Watermill generator|Market Value Base #}}
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| style="text-align:right;"|3<span style="text-align:left;"> </span>[[Resources#Metal|Metal]]
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|1x1
 
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| style="text-align:center;"|✗
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|5 squares
 
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| [[Chemfuel powered generator]]  || {{Required Resources|Chemfuel powered generator|sep=<nowiki> </nowiki>+|simple=1}} || {{Icon Small|Chemfuel||4.5}} || {{Q|Chemfuel powered generator|Size}} || {{Q|Chemfuel powered generator|Power Consumption}} || 250 || {{Cross}} || {{Check}} || {{Check}} || Anywhere || {{Q|Chemfuel powered generator|Market Value Base #}}
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| style="text-align:right;"|25 [[Resources#Metal|Metal]]
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| [[Wood-fired generator]] || {{Required Resources|Wood-fired generator|sep=<nowiki> </nowiki>+|simple=1}} || {{Icon Small|Wood||22}} || {{Q|Wood-fired generator|Size}} || {{Q|Wood-fired generator|Power Consumption}} || 250 || {{Cross}} || {{Check}} || {{Check}} || Anywhere || {{Q|Wood-fired generator|Market Value Base #}}
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| style="text-align: center;"|50 W
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| [[Geothermal generator]] || {{Required Resources|Geothermal generator|sep=<nowiki> </nowiki>+|simple=1}} || {{Cross}} || {{Q|Geothermal generator|Size}} || {{Q|Geothermal generator|Power Consumption}} || 100 || {{Cross}} || {{Check}} || {{Check}} || On [[geyser]]s || {{Q|Geothermal generator|Market Value Base #}}
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| style="text-align: center;"|5 squares
 
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''* except for solar generator and battery''
 
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==Power storage==
 
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===Batteries===
 
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[[File:Battery.jpg|left]]Batteries play a very important part in the power grid of your base as it allows you to use power coming from solar generator all night long and offers a way to store energy coming from geothermal generators closer to your main base.
 
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A battery can only hold so much power, but it won't deplete over time if no appliance is connected to it.
 
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If a power generators' output exceeds appliances power consumption, excess power will be distributed evenly amongst all non-full connected batteries, charging all batteries at the same rate.
 
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Likewise, if power consumption exceeds power generation, all non-empty batteries will deplete at the same rate to fill the power gap.
 
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==Appliances==
 
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Appliances are [[structures]] or [[buildings]] that require power but don't transmit it.
 
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Appliances don't require a direct power cable/wall connection, they can be placed up to 5 squares away from them.
 
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When connected to the power grid, it can take a few moments before an appliance turns on.
 
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{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 100%;"
 
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|+Appliances summary
 
 
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| [[Ship reactor]]        || {{Required Resources|Ship reactor|sep=<nowiki> </nowiki>+|simple=1}} || {{Cross}} || {{Q|Ship reactor|Size}} || {{Q|Ship reactor|Power Consumption}} || 23.8 || {{Cross}} || {{Check}} || {{Check}} || Outside<br />''(can roof over afterwards)'' || {{Q|Ship reactor|Market Value Base #}}
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! scope="col" style="text-align: right;"|Cost
 
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! scope="col" style="text-align: center;"|Size
 
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! scope="col" style="text-align: right;"|Power consumption
 
 
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|Standing lamp
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| [[Vanometric power cell]]|| ''N/A'' || {{Cross}} || {{Q|Vanometric power cell|Size}} || {{Q|Vanometric power cell|Power Consumption}} || 500 || {{Cross}} || {{Check}} || {{Check}} || Anywhere || {{Q|Vanometric power cell|Market Value Base #}}
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| style="text-align:right;"|<span style="line-height:15px;">5 </span>[[Resources#Metal|Metal]]
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|1x1
 
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| style="text-align:right;"|150 W
 
 
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| [[Unstable power cell]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} || ''N/A'' || {{Cross}} || {{Q|Unstable power cell|Size}} || {{Q|Unstable power cell|Power Consumption}} || 400 || {{Cross}} || {{Check}} || {{Check}} || Anywhere || {{Q|Unstable power cell|Market Value Base #}}
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| style="text-align:right;"|<span style="text-align:left;line-height:15px;">20 </span>[[Resources#Metal|Metal]]
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|1x1
 
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| style="text-align:right;"|600 W
 
 
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|Nutrient paste dispenser
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| [[Toxifier generator]]{{BiotechIcon}}  || {{Required Resources|Toxifier generator|sep=<nowiki> </nowiki>+|simple=1}} || {{Cross}} || {{Q|Toxifier generator|Size}} || {{Q|Toxifier generator|Power Consumption}} || 350 || {{Cross}} || {{Check}} || {{Check}} || Anywhere || {{Q|Toxifier generator|Market Value Base #}}
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| style="text-align:right;"|<span style="text-align:left;line-height:15px;">90 </span>[[Resources#Metal|Metal]]
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|4x3
 
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| style="text-align:right;"|200 W
 
 
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|Comms console
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| [[Electroharvester]]{{AnomalyIcon}} || {{Required Resources|Electroharvester|sep=<nowiki> </nowiki>+|simple=1}} || {{Cross}} || {{Q|Electroharvester|Size}} || Varies || Varies || {{Check}} || {{Check}} || {{Check}} || Anywhere || {{Q|Electroharvester|Market Value Base #}}
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| style="text-align:right;"|120 [[Resources#Metal|Metal]]
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|3x2
 
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| style="text-align:right;"|200 W
 
 
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|Auto-turret
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| [[Bioferrite generator]]{{AnomalyIcon}}  || {{Required Resources|Bioferrite generator|sep=<nowiki> </nowiki>+|simple=1}} || {{Icon Small|Bioferrite||6}} || {{Q|Bioferrite generator|Size}} || {{Q|Bioferrite generator|Power Consumption}} || 666.7|| {{Cross}} || {{Check}} || {{Check}} || Anywhere || {{Q|Bioferrite generator|Market Value Base #}}
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| style="text-align:right;"|90 [[Resources#Metal|Metal]]
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|2x2
 
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| style="text-align:right;"|250 W
 
 
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== Version history ==
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* [[Version/0.0.245|0.0.245]] - Electrical devices now short-circuit and cause fires if left out in the rain while running.
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Power is both the representation of electricity required to power a wide variety of appliances and buildings, and the name of a section of the architect that contains buildings that interact with this system.

Power conduit Hidden conduit Waterproof conduit Power switch Wood-fired generator Chemfuel powered generator Wind turbine
Battery Solar generator Geothermal generator Watermill generator Toxifier generator Electroharvester Bioferrite generator

Mechanics[edit]

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Power is measured in the form of Watts (W). Power generators create watts, and appliances will consume a certain amount of watts to function. Most appliances will use power even when not actively being used - they must be manually switched off. Some appliances use less power when not in active use, sometimes referred to as "stand-by" power.

Power conduits can randomly short circuit whenever they are powered, and many power buildings or appliances can also short circuit while in rain or snow. See Zzztt... for details.

Transport[edit]

Power only exists within a power grid and requires something to transport it. Any power that isn't used or stored is wasted.

Power travels through power conduits, waterproof conduits, power switches, batteries, and all generators and generator equivalents. These power transporters must be directly adjacent to each other to connect and transport power between them. This is distinct from appliances, which do not transport power, but can connect to a power transport from up to 6 tiles away. See Appliances for more detail.

Configurations of connected power transporters are called grids. All points in a grid have instantaneous access to all power generated and stored by buildings attached to the grid. Grids that are not connected by power transporters, or only connected via a power switch that is turned off, are completely independent from each other.

Storage[edit]

Main article: Battery

Power is stored in the form of Watt-days (Wd), where 1 Watt-day can power a 1 W appliance for 24 hours. Each battery can store up to 600 Wd, but only store at 50% efficiency. This means that, for the purposes of storage, 1 W for 24 hours would only give 0.5 Wd inside a battery. Batteries lose 5 Wd of stored power per day, even if they aren't connected to anything or are uninstalled in their minified state. The stored power is drawn from if, and only if, the current load wattage on the grid exceeds the current generation wattage. Power can be stored and drawn from at any rate - the 500 Wd generated by 1000 W power generator over the course of a day and stored in 50%-efficient batteries can be consumed in 6 hours if the connected grid is 2000W below demand or last for days if demand only exceeds supply by a few watts.

Appliances[edit]

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For a list of all buildings that consume power, see here

Appliances are structures or buildings that consume power but don't transmit it. Most appliances will connect automatically if placed up to six squares away from a power transporter, or when one is placed within range.

When placing an appliance's blueprint, the most direct connection point to a power transmitting structure will be displayed as a golden yellow connection between the current blueprint position and the power. Note that it will display a connection even if the grid it attaches too does not have sufficient or any power, and that while an appliance will default to that connection point it will be able to connect to other sources with range using the reconnect gizmo mentioned below. If no yellow wire is shown, there is no connection point in range.

Once constructed, this connection will be displayed by a black "power cord" that runs from the connecting power transmitting building to the appliance in question. This cord is graphical only and cannot be interacted with or damaged in any way. Additionally, when viewing the power grid, a magenta wire similar to the yellow above will display the connection point of appliances in view.

When connected to the power grid, it can take a few moments before an appliance turns on.

Selecting any power transporter or appliance attached to a grid will display the "Grid Excess/Stored" values in the info pane. If the demand for power exceeds the current supply and cannot be made up for by consuming stored power, appliances connected to the grid lose power until the supply is once again below demand. It is currently unknown how which appliance is disabled is selected - it may be random.

Managing appliances[edit]

Reconnect: Click to force an appliance to reconnect to a conduit line or power source. This can also be used to change which power source an appliance is connected to if there is more than one in range.
Designate toggle power: Click to mark an appliance to be turned on (✔) or off (X) by a colonist set to Basic.

Reconnect
Reconnect
Toggle ON Toggle OFF
Designate toggle power

Mechanoid power[edit]

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This section relates to content added by Biotech (DLC). Please note that it will not be present without the DLC enabled.
Main article: Mechanoid creation

Enemy mechanoids - that is, all mechanoids without any DLC - do not require any source of power. However, your allied mechanoids do. When controlled by a colony, an active mechanoid's power need falls by 10% per day. Non-working mechs lose 3% power per day. They can enter a dormant self-charging state, which instead restores 1% power per day for free. Mechanoids in a caravan do not consume or gain any power.

A mechanoid's power need does not directly translate to electrical power. However, mech rechargers require a constant 200 W, large mech rechargers require 400 W, and both chargers restore 50% of any mechanoid's power per day. When recharging, mechanoids create Toxic wastepacks, which can lead to pollution.

Power generators[edit]

Type Cost Fuel
(per day)		 Size Base Output
(Watts)		 Output
Per
Tile		 Variable
Output		 Day Night Placement Market Value
Solar generator Steel 100 + Component 3 Ex.png 4 × 4 1,700 106.25 Check.png Check.png Ex.png In sunlight 295
Wind turbine Steel 100 + Component 2 Ex.png 7 × 2 2,300 164.29 Check.png Check.png Check.png In open ground 265
Watermill generator Wood 280 + Steel 80 + Component 3 Ex.png 5 × 6 1,100 36.6 Ex.png Check.png Check.png On riverbanks 600
Chemfuel powered generator Steel 100 + Component 3 Chemfuel 4.5 2 × 2 1,000 250 Ex.png Check.png Check.png Anywhere 295
Wood-fired generator Steel 100 + Component 2 Wood 22 2 × 2 1,000 250 Ex.png Check.png Check.png Anywhere 265
Geothermal generator Steel 340 + Component 8 Ex.png 6 × 6 3,600 100 Ex.png Check.png Check.png On geysers 945
Ship reactor Steel 350 + Plasteel 280 + Uranium 70 + Advanced component 8 Ex.png 6 × 7 1,000 23.8 Ex.png Check.png Check.png Outside
(can roof over afterwards)		 5440
Vanometric power cell N/A Ex.png 1 × 2 1,000 500 Ex.png Check.png Check.png Anywhere 1200
Unstable power cellContent added by the Royalty DLC N/A Ex.png 1 × 1 400 400 Ex.png Check.png Check.png Anywhere 400
Toxifier generatorContent added by the Biotech DLC Steel 125 + Component 3 Ex.png 2 × 2 1,400 350 Ex.png Check.png Check.png Anywhere 360
ElectroharvesterContent added by the Anomaly DLC Component 1 + Bioferrite 25 + Steel 50 Ex.png 2 × 1 Varies Varies Check.png Check.png Check.png Anywhere 160
Bioferrite generatorContent added by the Anomaly DLC Steel 50 + Bioferrite 100 + Component 4 + Shard 1 Bioferrite 6 3 × 2 4,000 666.7 Ex.png Check.png Check.png Anywhere 740

Version history[edit]

  • 0.0.245 - Electrical devices now short-circuit and cause fires if left out in the rain while running.
Architect
Power
Power conduit (Hidden, Waterproof) • Power switch • Wood-fired generator • Chemfuel powered generator • Wind turbine
(research)
Battery • Geothermal generator • Solar generator • Watermill generator • Toxifier generatorContent added by the Biotech DLC • Bioferrite generatorContent added by the Anomaly DLC
(uncraftable)
Vanometric power cell • Unstable power cell Content added by the Royalty DLC
Related
Ship reactor • ElectroharvesterContent added by the Anomaly DLC

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