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	[[Power]] is an important [[Resources\|resource]] that many [[Buildings]] require to function. Unlike other resources, [[Peeps]] do not carry power between buildings; power moves automatically between [[:Category:Power Buildings\|buildings that generate it]], [[Power Line]]s carry it, and buildings that use it to produce other resources or provide services.		[[Power]] is an important [[Resources\|resource]] that many [[Buildings]] require to function. Unlike other resources, [[Peeps]] do not carry power between buildings; power moves automatically between [[:Category:Power Buildings\|buildings that generate it]], [[Power Line]]s carry it, and buildings that use it to produce other resources or provide services.

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			\| Power can be wasted. Power generators can be set to continuously run for as long as they have inputs to use, and their by-product output storage is not full. If there is no more storage space for Power in the power grid of connected buildings, the excess Power will simply disappear—and the generator will keep running.
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	== Generation ==		== Generation ==

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	[[Power]] is an important [[Resources\|resource]] that many [[Buildings]] require to function. Unlike other resources, [[Peeps]] do not carry power between buildings; power moves automatically between [[:Category:Power Buildings\|buildings that generate it]], [[Power ~~Lines~~]] carry it, and buildings that use it to produce other resources or provide services.		[[Power]] is an important [[Resources\|resource]] that many [[Buildings]] require to function. Unlike other resources, [[Peeps]] do not carry power between buildings; power moves automatically between [[:Category:Power Buildings\|buildings that generate it]], [[Power Line]]s carry it, and buildings that use it to produce other resources or provide services.

	== Generation ==		== Generation ==
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	Production buildings, construction buildings, and high-tech buildings need power to operate. [[:Category:Construction Buildings\|Construction buildings]] can only produce their [[Resources]] when receiving enough power, so settlements' supply of [[Planks]], [[Iron]], [[Copper]], and others require consistent power.		Production buildings, construction buildings, and high-tech buildings need power to operate. [[:Category:Construction Buildings\|Construction buildings]] can only produce their [[Resources]] when receiving enough power, so settlements' supply of [[Planks]], [[Iron]], [[Copper]], and others require consistent power.

	Before [[Power ~~Lines~~]], the [[Buildings]] requiring early power—like the [[Ore Smelter]], [[Toolsmith]], and [[Metal Smelter]]—need to all be touching one another. They do not need to be touching the generator itself, they just need all be touching with no roads or space between them.		Before [[Power Line]]s, the [[Buildings]] requiring early power—like the [[Ore Smelter]], [[Toolsmith]], and [[Metal Smelter]]—need to all be touching one another. They do not need to be touching the generator itself, they just need all be touching with no roads or space between them.

76561197969631737: Created with generation and consumption

2026-10-11T18:21:00Z

Created with generation and consumption

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[[File:Buncha power lines.png|center]]
[[Power]] is an important [[Resources|resource]] that many [[Buildings]] require to function. Unlike other resources, [[Peeps]] do not carry power between buildings; power moves automatically between [[:Category:Power Buildings|buildings that generate it]], [[Power Lines]] carry it, and buildings that use it to produce other resources or provide services.

== Generation ==

[[File:Burner generator generating power.png|thumb|256px|A Burner Generator burning Wood to generate power.]]
In early settlements, power is first generated by the [[Burner Generator]]. Due to easy access to and the renewable nature of [[Wood]], it remains a useful generator throughout the [[Peeps]]' travels.

Some time later, the [[Fuel Generator]] and [[Battery Generator]] become available, and they produce significantly more power per cycle than the Burner Generator. However, both require input resources that themselves require power to produce. These advanced power generation methods have cyclical dependencies, in contrast with the Burner Generator in an open-loop system dependent on natural resources.

The [[Buildings]] above all generate [[Resources|by-product resources]] in the course of generating power. Settlements need a way to manage the by-products so power generation can be consistent.

[[Solar Panels]] require no input resources to make power, however they only work when in [[The galaxy|a system with a star]]. Therefore, they work reliably on settled planets, but are not consistent power generators on [[Kewa]].

== Consumption ==

Production buildings, construction buildings, and high-tech buildings need power to operate. [[:Category:Construction Buildings|Construction buildings]] can only produce their [[Resources]] when receiving enough power, so settlements' supply of [[Planks]], [[Iron]], [[Copper]], and others require consistent power.

Before [[Power Lines]], the [[Buildings]] requiring early power—like the [[Ore Smelter]], [[Toolsmith]], and [[Metal Smelter]]—need to all be touching one another. They do not need to be touching the generator itself, they just need all be touching with no roads or space between them.