Power sources and batteries

Numbers from the Rustrician electrical handbook, checked against the Facepunch wiki. rW is the game's power unit and rWm is battery capacity.

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Numbers from the Rustrician electrical handbook, checked against the Facepunch wiki. rW is the game's power unit and rWm is battery capacity.

SOURCE OUTPUT HEALTH RULES

Test generator 300 total, 100 per output 750 Admin or creative only

Wind turbine 0 to 150 250 Needs 15 m (5 foundations) clear of other turbines. 8 to 12 floors above terrain balances output and upkeep. Not in water or caves

Large solar panel 0 to 20 100 Daytime only. Terrain, trees and buildings block it; deployables do not

Small generator 40 while running 100 Burns 500 low grade fuel per 2 hours

Water wheel 0 to 30 in water, 60 on land 400 Parallel to a shore gives a steady 30. Perpendicular gives 0. The 60 on land needs a player inside

BATTERY CAPACITY MAX OUTPUT MAX DRAW LASTS AT MAX OUTPUT CRAFT COST

Small 400 rWm 15 60 active About 26 min 5 HQM

Medium 9,000 rWm 50 200 active About 3 hours 5 HQM, 1 tech trash