Category:Power

The Power tool group contains the  Buildings and structures that generate and store  Power, and structures with the primary purpose of transmitting power.

Usage

Certain  Buildings require  Power to function. If the  Building lacks power, it produces a Status Message and does not function, even with workers present. A colony must construct buildings to generate and transmit power.

Power is represented in hp and appears in the detail window of many power-related buildings.

Power Generators

Power is generated in many forms. All generators are Faction-specific. The initial generators are Water Wheels and Power Wheels, which harness water flow and beaver muscles, respectively.

 Science research unlocks more advanced power sources.

Building	Faction	Unlock	Power Output	Notes See each building page for details.
Power Wheel	z		50 hp	1 Beaver; Output scales with Movement Speed (35 - 85 hp )
Large Power Wheel	z		300 hp	4 Beavers (75 hp per Beaver); Output scales with Movement Speed (57 - 128 hp ); max 510 hp )
Water Wheel			135 hp /cms	Output scales with water flowrate
Compact Water Wheel	z		60 hp /cms	Output scales with water flowrate
Large Water Wheel	z	200	270 hp /cms	Output scales with water flowrate
Windmill	z	120	150 hp	68 hp on average; Output scales with wind strength
Large Windmill	z	1400	300 hp	144 hp on average; Output scales with wind strength
Engine	z	400	400 hp	Requires  Logs to power; Supplied by  Haulers

Power Storage

Store surplus power in  Gravity Batteries, for use when the network is unable to produce enough  power to operate at full efficiency.

Power Transmission

 Power Shafts connect generators to consumers. Power can also be transmitted by placing buildings next to each other.

•  Power Shaft
•  Vertical Power Shaft

All buildings that consume power can distribute power. The following buildings do not require power, but still distribute it :

•  Tubeway Station
•  District Center,  Builders' Hut,  Hauling post,  District Crossing
•  Grill
•  Housing
  • Barracks :  Barrack,  Large Barrack
  • Lodges :  Lodge,  Mini Lodge,  Double Lodge,  Triple Lodge
  • Rowhouses :  Rowhouse,  Large Rowhouse
•  Inventor
•  Control Tower
•  Refinery
•  Roofs
•  Laborer monument
•  Flame of Unity

Power Consumers

Some buildings require power to function. The first such building used by a colony are  Lumber Mills, where power is required to process  Logs into  Planks.

While placing buildings, the building description displays the required power.

Building	Group	Faction	Required Power
Dirt Excavator			200 hp
Explosives Factory			150 hp
Coffee Brewery		z	200 hp
Fermenter		z	50 hp
Food Factory		z	120 hp
Gristmill		z	60 hp
Oil Press		z	50 hp
Lumber Mill		z	50 hp
Industrial Lumber Mill		z	75hp
Gear Workshop			120 hp
Wood Workshop			250 hp
Paper Mill		z	80 hp
Printing Press		z	150 hp
Mechanical Water Pump		z	700 hp
Deep Mechanical Water Pump		z	700 hp
Centrifuge			200 hp
Smelter			200 hp
Bot Assembler			250 hp
Bot Part Factory			150 hp
Grease Factory		z	200 hp
Numbercruncher		z	400 hp
Observatory		z	200 hp
Charging Station		z	50 hp
Carousel		z	400 hp
Decontamination Pod		z	100 hp
Motivatorium		z	200 hp
Mud Bath		z	50 hp
Wind Tunnel		z	400 hp
Tribute to Ingenuity		z	600 hp

Well-Being Buildings and Charging Stations consume power constantly. Other Buildings only consume Power while in use. They consume no power when:

•  paused;
•  require workers and have none; or
• the building employs  beaver workers and  it's outside working hours.

If power demand exceeds power availability, powered buildings operate more slowly. Demand and availability are displayed when selecting generators or transmission elements.

Building Lacks Power

 Building lacks power appears above buildings and in the in the Status Messages in the User Interface when it is not connected to power, or loses connection to power through the deletion of other buildings or  Power Shafts in the transmission chain.

To provide a visual aid, selecting powered buildings also highlights any neighbouring buildings that would receive its transmitted power.

For connections coming from below, use the layer preview to see underneath the building to check for any vertical connections. Keep in mind  Vertical Power Shafts are required to connect vertically upwards, while regular  Power Shafts can only connect in horizontal directions and downward.