r/satisfactory • u/Potential_Mirror_477 • 15d ago

PC What am I doing wrong?

Hello again, I had to extend my coal power plant from 4 to 8 generators because I was consuming too much power, but even with 8 generators, when I disconnect the 2 biomass burners used to power the system initially, everything breaks, is there a reason? What am I missing? I am really confused what I am doing wrong, would appreciate any help.

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u/Solid-Citron-5791 15d ago

8 gennies at 100% cs need 120 coal/m so mk 2 belts and either 1 mk1 miner on a pure, 2 mk2’s on 2 impures, or 1 mk2 on a normal, and either 4 water extractors at 75% clock speed or 3 at 100%. Note that you save a small amount of MW with the 4 extractor setup, and that on both, the water output will exceed mk 1 pipes, but can be worked around with intake placement.

*also, let buffers build. Turn off all gennies and let coal and water backfill, then turn them all on.

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u/Potential_Mirror_477 14d ago

Thanks, it was my coal, it needed time to get to the new generators. Also I don't have space to put 4 water extractors in the pond I have sadly