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Electricity

How Rust power works: a source generates power (rW), a battery stores it, logic routes and switches it, and consumers spend it. Total draw must stay under what your source + battery supply. Every number is read from the game files.

Power sources

Large Solar Panel
up to 20 rW
peak, in direct sunlight
Water Wheel
up to 30 rW
from flowing water (×1.2 in ocean), or up to 60 rW pedaled by hand
Wind Turbine
up to 150 rW
scales with how high you place it

Batteries

Large Rechargeable Battery
100 rW out · 240 min
Medium Rechargeable Battery
50 rW out · 180 min
Small Rechargeable Battery
15 rW out · 27 min

Logic & routing — 27

AND SwitchBlockerButtonCommand BlockCounterElectrical BranchFluid CombinerFluid SplitterFluid Switch & PumpFogger-3000Industrial CombinerIndustrial SplitterMemory CellOR SwitchPressure PadRAND SwitchRoot CombinerSmall GeneratorSmart SwitchSnow MachineSplitterSpooky SpeakerStrobe LightSwitchTest GeneratorTimerXOR Switch

Consumers by power draw — 71

SAM Site25Tesla Coil25Auto Turret10Boom Box10Industrial Auto Turret10Search Light10Hopper8Large Animated Neon Sign7Large Neon Sign6Bulb String Lights5Deluxe Christmas Lights5Elevator5Fairy Lights5Fridge5Medium Animated Neon Sign5Modular Car Lift5Powered Water Purifier5Spot Light5Tripod Spot Light5Vending Machine5Water Pump5Chandelier4Medium Neon Sign4CCTV Camera3Electric Heater3PTZ CCTV Camera3Ceiling Fluorescent Light2Ceiling Light2Igniter2Mini Fridge2Small Neon Sign2Sprinkler2Audio Alarm1Blue Industrial Wall Light1Cable Tunnel1Connected Speaker1Digital Clock1Disco Ball1Disco Floor1Disco Floor (Largetiles)1Door Controller1Electric Table Lamp1Flasher Light1Fluorescent Light1Green Industrial Wall Light1HBHF Sensor1Ice Sculpture1Industrial Conveyor1Industrial Crafter1Industrial Wall Light1Large Water Catcher1Laser Detector1Laser Light1Paintable Reactive Target1Reactive Target1Red Industrial Wall Light1RF Broadcaster1RF Receiver1Seismic Sensor1Simple Light1Siren Light1Small Water Catcher1Smart Alarm1Sound Light1Storage Adaptor1Storage Monitor1Telephone1Twitch Rivals Neon Sign1Wall Cabinet1Water Barrel1Water Purifier1

Power draw is in rW (Rust watts) — the amount each device pulls while powered. Logic components mostly pass power through unchanged.

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Deployables →Building Tiers →Loot Containers →Raid Planner →Farming & Crops →Cooking & Smelting →
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