Solar Plant
Power first, or economy leaks away.
What it does
Generates planetary energy without consuming fuel.
A power deficit weakens every mine. Solar plants pull the colony out of the red and protect future resource upgrades from throttled output.
What it enables
Keeps mines at full output and creates room for more energy consumers.
Cost for level 1
Building time depends on the planet’s Robotics Factory and Nanite Factory levels and on the universe speed, so it is not a fixed number.
Cost per level
Each level multiplies the previous cost by ×1.5, so each further level gets steadily more expensive the further you push it.
| To level | Metal | Crystal | Deuterium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 | 30 | 0 |
| 2 | 113 | 45 | 0 |
| 5 | 380 | 152 | 0 |
| 10 | 2,884 | 1,154 | 0 |
| 15 | 21,895 | 8,758 | 0 |
Requirements
None — available from the start, with no research or building gate.
How each race builds it
The four races share the same building rules but not the same hardware — each one names and renders it differently, and applies its own combat multipliers from its race profile.
More buildings
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