Satisfactory · Game data 1.2.4.0

Coal-Powered Generator: stats & cost

Coal-Powered Generator

Burns Coal to boil Water. The steam produced rotates turbines that generate electricity for the power grid. Has Conveyor Belt and Pipeline input ports that allow the Coal and Water supply to be automated. Caution: Always generates power at the set clock speed. Shuts down if fuel requirements are not met.

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Factory notes

Needs water as well as fuel: 45 m³ a minute each. Burns coal, compacted coal or petroleum coke.

Build cost

20 × Reinforced Iron Plate
10 × Rotor
30 × Cable

These materials construct one Coal-Powered Generator. Multiply the cost by the number you intend to place, and reserve those parts separately from your ongoing production demand. Construction costs are a one-time payment, not an input rate per minute.

Building stats

Power output (MW)
75

Unlock

Coal Power · HUB · Tier 3

Unlock cost: 150 × Reinforced Iron Plate
50 × Rotor
500 × Cable

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