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+==Efficient Power Generation==
+The following chapters describe by example the best ways to utilize the different basic fuel resources [[Coal]], [[Crude Oil]], and [[Fire Ice]], taking the power consumption of required buildings like smelters, refineries, sorters etc. into account.
+===Coal vs. Energetic Graphite===
+Maybe surprisingly, burning [[Coal]] directly in the [[Thermal Power Station]] is more efficient than crafting and burning [[Energetic Graphite]], as shown in the following calculation.
+====Assumptions====
+* Four [[Mining Machine|Mining Machines]], each covering 6 coal veins.
+* No [[Veins Utilization_(Upgrade)|Veins Utilization]] upgrade.
+====Burning Coal====
+* Coal production: 24 Veins * 0.5 Coal/s = 12 Coal/s.
+* Energy content: 12 Coal * 2.70 MJ/Coal = 32.4 MJ.
+* Number of Power Stations needed to burn 12 Coal/s: 32.4 MJ * 0.8 / 2.16 MW = 12 Stations.
+* Power production: 12 Stations * 2.16 MW = 25.92 MW.
+* Power consumption:
+# Mining Machines: 4 * 420 kW = 1.68 MW.
+# Sorters (Power Stations): 12 * 18 kW = 0.216 MW.
+* Net power production: 25.92 MW - 1.68 MW - 0.216 MW = '''24.024 MW'''.
+====Burning Energetic Graphite====
+* Smelting 12 Coal/s needs 12 [[Smelter|Smelters]] and results in 6 Graphite/s.
+* Energy content: 6 Graphite * 6.30 MJ/Graphite = 37.8 MJ.
+* Number of Power Stations needed to burn 6 Graphite/s: 37.8 MJ * 0.8 / 2.16 MW = 14 Stations.
+* Power production: 14 Stations * 2.16 MW = 30.24 MW.
+* Power consumption:
+# Mining Machines: 4 * 420 kW = 1.68 MW.
+# Smelters: 12 * 360 kW = 4.32 MW.
+# Sorters (Smelters): 24 * 18 kW = 0.432 MW.
+# Sorters (Power Stations): 14 * 18 kW = 0.252 MW.
+* Net power production: 30.24 MW - 1.68 MW - 4.32 MW - 0.432 MW - 0.252 MW = '''23.556 MW'''.
+====Conclusion====
+The increased effort of smelting Energetic Graphite from Coal results in ~0.5 MW less net power production.
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