Power keeps your empire running. Reactors and fusion reactors produce power each turn, while buildings, probes, ships, and foundries consume it. Surplus power is stored and can be drawn on during deficit turns. If your stored power hits zero, your empire enters a power outage — construction halts, your defence is cut in half, metal foundries shut down, and probe production stops. Managing your power balance is critical to keeping your empire functional.
| Source | Power |
|---|---|
| Reactor | +200 produced |
| Fusion Reactor | +400 produced |
| Consumer | Power |
|---|---|
| Building (per station used) | 10 |
| Probe (stored) | 1 |
| Destroyers (docked) | 2 |
| Battleship (docked) | 4 |
| Metal Foundry | 300 (extra, on top of station cost) |
| Turret | 200 |
Power can be stored. Deficit consumes stored power each turn.
Power outage (0 stored): Construction paused, defence -50%, metal foundries stop, probe production stops, turrets disabled.