Power Buffer
Expanded battery storage with integrated load balancers and active thermal management. Smooths out wider production spikes than a basic bank can handle.
infrastructureTier 2 of 3power_buffer
Stats
CategoryInfrastructure
Level2
Build Cost1,500,000 cr
Build Time200 ticks
Labor Cost60
Always OnYes
Battery Capacity75
Build Materials
Maintenance
Consumed continuously to keep the facility running. Starve it and it degrades.
SuppliedThermal regulators hold the cell stacks at peak efficiency. Load balancers feed the bus in real time, and even simultaneous foundry, refinery, and shipyard cycles ride through without a flicker.
StarvedThermal management has dropped offline and the cells are out of spec. Half the load balancers won't engage; the bus sags whenever more than one facility fires at once.
Upgrade Chain (3 tiers)
| Tier | Facility | Build Cost | Build Time | Labor | Power | Life Sup. | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Battery Bank | 500,000 | 120 | 30 | — | — | 2 |
| L2 | Power Bufferthis tier | 1,500,000 | 200 | 60 | — | — | 3 |
| L3 | Capacitor Array | 4,500,000 | 300 | 100 | — | — | 4 |
Each tier is built by upgrading the one below it. Cost, build time and power draw climb with the tier; the recipe it runs stays the same.