User:Sir Fendi
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Tutorial: Comparing Power Production Technologies
In vanilla Factorio, electric power can be produced from steam engines, steam turbines, and solar panels. Solar panels directly output power obtained from sunlight, while steam engines and steam turbines run by consuming steam, which can be produced in boilers or in heat exchangers. Heat exchangers can only work by being supplied heat from nuclear reactors (including the neighbor bonus), while boilers support a wide range of burner fuels, although most often they use coal or solid fuel.
Given these machines, the following power plants can be designed:
- Burner power plants
Each power production technology in Factorio has its own strengths and weaknesses. They can be compared in terms of the following:
- Setup costs in terms of materials
- Infrastructure dependence
- Space requirements
- Running costs in terms of fuels and materials
- Pollution output
- Design complexity
are fed using boilers, which require burner fuels, most often coal or solid fuel. Steam turbines
Quick Summary Table
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