r/prisonarchitect • u/Meggieweggs • 12d ago

Discussion Power Export

Question regarding maximum power export.

With Green Energy goals completed (5,000 units) and The Ecologist (increased Green Energy output 33.2% and double value of energy exported), how much Green Energy do I need? I am only using Green Energy for export and not using it to power my facility. I currently have 90 Wind/Solar Hybrid for power (9900 units of power), all set up to export meters. Net I am getting $54,945.

How many Wind/Solar Hybrid utilities do I need to maintain maximum export income?
I cannot tell if this is a math question or not with the 33.2% increase before or after the total calculation.

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u/ReasonableSet9650 11d ago

Well if you're at 9900 units it seems you're already exceeding the cap. Which means, according to the wiki, that only 5000 units will be sold at midnight then it will drop to 0, which is daily waste of 4900 units.

According to the wiki also, it seems that the cap is per power export meter.

So, you can probably bypass that cap by adding another transformer with another export power. And split your energy resources between both.

But my answer is only based on the wiki and I can't test it now. You might need to do some tries and check your finance tab and reports to see if it works as expected.