Astroneer: How To Produce Power Efficiently
Power is essential in Astroneer; without it, you will not be able to print new items to help you travel between planets. When your first start a game, you will be provided with power from your shelter, but soon, you will outgrow the amount of power that is provided here.
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In this guide, you are going to learn the most efficient ways to provide power to your base. Rather than having a large cluster of small generators attached to each other, you will be able to manage your power output like a pro. First, let's take a look at all power-making devices.
Power is measured in units per second, or U/s. Below, you can find each power-producing item, as well as the U/s of power produced.
In addition to creating power, you will be able to store power in batteries. There are two sizes of batteries, which you can find below.
As time goes on, you will use more and more power. There is no way to get around this; several pieces of equipment that you create will need a lot of power. For example, the Chemistry Lab requires ten U/s to produce resources. Below, you can learn where to check your existing power production.
The amount of power that you are producing is displayed on every platform. To check your power production, locate the cable plug of a platform. Here, you will notice bars surrounding the red plug.
If the bars around the plug are red, this means that you are not generating enough power. When this happens, you need to either add a power source or disconnect a piece of equipment.
If the entire area is yellow, you are producing more power than needed. This is a good thing and will cause some items to complete their given task faster.
If there is only yellow on the bottom
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