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Thermal Power Plant
Cheaper and faster to build than a Fusion Power Plant. It delivers less power but closes gaps in the grid nicely.
Thermal technician
The Thermal Power Plant is the colony's second power source. It delivers 8 MW with a range of 34 tiles. That is less than the Fusion Power Plant, but it only costs 400,000 $ and 60 t of metal and is built faster.
When it pays off
- Connecting new districts at the edge that no Fusion Power Plant reaches.
- Covering peaks when you ramp up mines and the blast furnace.
- Backing up a service: if a hospital is within reach of two plants, it takes its power wherever there is room.
You can build up to 10 Thermal Power Plants. They have no running costs but cause some smog, so keep them a little away from your residential districts.
Read more: Power Plants and Smog and Air.