When the factory suddenly stops, resetting the breaker is only the final step. First find out whether you lost fuel, water, generation or enough spare capacity to support the machines coming online. Coordinate with the people sharing your Satisfactory server before disconnecting a production area they may be using.
Read the graph in the right grid
Interact with a connected power pole or generator to inspect its grid. Compare current consumption with available production, then look at maximum consumption to see what could happen when idle machines restart. The official power reference explains the graph and circuit breaker. Different disconnected networks have different graphs.
Leave room for growth. A factory can appear comfortable while full output containers keep some machines idle. When a teammate empties those containers, more of the factory may start working. Plan your reserve around the equipment you intend to run, rather than one quiet moment on the graph.
Keep early fuel dependable
Standalone Biomass Burners have a belt input and can take fuel from storage. Their fuel use follows demand, so consumption rises as the factory works harder. The smaller burners attached to the HUB have different output from standalone units; check the building you actually use. See the Biomass Burner reference for the distinction.
Create a small fuel-making routine and keep a reserve where the crew can find it. A fuel container and belt reduce refilling work, but you still need a supply of usable fuel. Do not leave a long unattended session depending on a nearly empty container.
Restart in a controlled order
- Inspect the generators and identify the missing input or overload. Adding a generator that has no fuel or water does not restore useful supply.
- Temporarily isolate optional production. Keep the machinery needed to produce fuel or water on a recoverable section of the grid.
- Restore generator inputs. For coal power, check coal delivery and the water route, including any powered extractors or pumps.
- If those supply machines cannot start because their own grid is down, use a small independent source such as fuelled Biomass Burners to restart the necessary supply equipment.
- Once inputs are stable and demand fits available supply, reset the breaker. Reconnect production in stages while watching the graph.
Treat water as part of the power system
Coal generation requires both suitable fuel and water. Consult the Coal-Powered Generator reference for the rates at your chosen clock speed. A row of generators can fail even with plenty of coal if water cannot reach them fast enough.
Inspect the Water Extractor, pipe route, elevation and required pumps as a connected system. Check that water reaches the generators before reconnecting the whole factory. Leave a note identifying the supply circuit and restart procedure so the next person can recover it without guessing.
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