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LadyAquanine735
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12/04/2017 8:38 pm  

One thing I like to do when setting up electrical grids in my colonies, is to put up a "ring" of solar panels, usually 3x...oh, 8-16 or something, (I don't usually count the long side), and then inside the ring I put a row of windmills.  I noticed the windmills don't produce as much electricity as the solar panels, so that's why there aren't as many in my colony.  On the other hand, it makes a nice aesthetic for electricity ;).  The whole setup is surrounded by another "ring" of tunnels to connect them to the colony's electrical grid.  Oftentimes, nearby, I'll set up some batteries in a 2x....6-10 grid.  It's interesting, but I found I don't need batteries nearly so much as I need solar panels when it comes to alternative energy. 

I still use geothermal plants because they can produce the same amount of electricity year-round, the plants prevent toxic gas clouds from spewing out, and the zorium plants produce the most electricity of all.


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Sci fi 101
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12/04/2017 11:48 pm  

Nice explanation and good hints.

I must admit I normally set a ring of solar panels around a battery whenever possible, but sometimes my mind wanders off after been hit with a calamity of winter approaching! Then i'm looking to see why the food is so low again. Believe it or not, I have another thing with that darn water supply filling up my storage capacity. I'm thinking to myself hasn't anybody brought a spade or some digger device with them?!

Sometimes life is so funny!!


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LadyAquanine735
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13/04/2017 7:58 pm  

Often I'll look at the Electricity tab on the bottom of the screen to see how much I'll have in winter-time.  If it's gonna be lower than the minimum demand, (and if I have enough nanites) I'll build more electrical grids and power plants and check on it again to see if the colonists will be okay electricity-wise when winter comes. 


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