Satisfactory · Game data 1.2.4.0
Generator fuel rates, power and water
A generator burns fuel at a pace set by its output and the fuel’s energy. A 75 MW Coal-Powered Generator uses 75 MJ every second, so coal, at 300 MJ a piece, goes at 15 a minute. Richer fuel means fewer deliveries, not more power per building.
Coal-Powered Generators and Nuclear Power Plants also need water. Nuclear plants leave radioactive waste that can’t be sunk: it has to be stored or processed into the next fuel.
Overclocking a generator raises its output and its fuel use together.
Fuel consumption equals generator output × 60 ÷ fuel energy. The figures below describe one running generator at 100% clock; fuel processing, extraction and transport power are not subtracted from output.
Fuel burn and water demand
| Generator | Output (MW) | Fuel | Energy | Fuel consumed | Water (m³/min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomass Burner | 30 | Leaves | 15 MJ/item | 120 items/min | 0 |
| Biomass Burner | 30 | Wood | 100 MJ/item | 18 items/min | 0 |
| Biomass Burner | 30 | Mycelia | 20 MJ/item | 90 items/min | 0 |
| Biomass Burner | 30 | Biomass | 180 MJ/item | 10 items/min | 0 |
| Biomass Burner | 30 | Solid Biofuel | 450 MJ/item | 4 items/min | 0 |
| Biomass Burner | 30 | Packaged Liquid Biofuel | 750 MJ/item | 2.4 items/min | 0 |
| Coal-Powered Generator | 75 | Coal | 300 MJ/item | 15 items/min | 45 |
| Coal-Powered Generator | 75 | Compacted Coal | 630 MJ/item | 7.143 items/min | 45 |
| Coal-Powered Generator | 75 | Petroleum Coke | 180 MJ/item | 25 items/min | 45 |
| Fuel-Powered Generator | 250 | Fuel | 750 MJ/m³ | 20 m³/min | 0 |
| Fuel-Powered Generator | 250 | Turbofuel | 2,000 MJ/m³ | 7.5 m³/min | 0 |
| Fuel-Powered Generator | 250 | Liquid Biofuel | 750 MJ/m³ | 20 m³/min | 0 |
| Fuel-Powered Generator | 250 | Rocket Fuel | 3,600 MJ/m³ | 4.167 m³/min | 0 |
| Fuel-Powered Generator | 250 | Ionized Fuel | 5,000 MJ/m³ | 3 m³/min | 0 |
| Nuclear Power Plant | 2,500 | Uranium Fuel Rod | 750,000 MJ/item | 0.2 items/min | 240 |
| Nuclear Power Plant | 2,500 | Plutonium Fuel Rod | 1,500,000 MJ/item | 0.1 items/min | 240 |
| Nuclear Power Plant | 2,500 | Ficsonium Fuel Rod | 150,000 MJ/item | 1 items/min | 240 |