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Power Calculator

Total rW draw of your base — and what it takes to keep it powered through the night

What is rW?

Rust electricity is measured in rW (Rust Watts). Every powered component draws a fixed amount, sources like solar panels and generators produce it, and batteries store it as rW-minutes (rWm) to carry your base through the night.

Live game data · build 25823813

Components

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Presets

Starter baskets — one click replaces your selection.

Defense

1 rWAudio Alarm
0
10 rWAuto Turret
0
1 rWHBHF Sensor
0
10 rWIndustrial Auto Turret
0
1 rWLaser Detector
0
0 rWPressure Pad
0
25 rWSAM Site
0
1 rWSeismic Sensor
0
1 rWSmart Alarm
0
25 rWvariesTesla Coil
0

Lighting

1 rWBlue Industrial Wall Light
0
5 rWBulb String Lights
0
2 rWCeiling Fluorescent Light
0
2 rWCeiling Light
0
4 rWChandelier
0
5 rWDeluxe Christmas Lights
0
1 rWDisco Ball
0
1 rWDisco Floor
0
1 rWDisco Floor
0
1 rWElectric Table Lamp
0
5 rWFairy Lights
0
1 rWFlasher Light
0
1 rWFluorescent Light
0
1 rWGreen Industrial Wall Light
0
1 rWIndustrial Wall Light
0
7 rWLarge Animated Neon Sign
0
6 rWLarge Neon Sign
0
1 rWLaser Light
0
1 rWLight-Up Frame Large
0
1 rWLight-Up Frame Medium
0
1 rWLight-Up Frame Small
0
1 rWLight-Up Frame Standing
0
1 rWLight-Up Frame XL
0
1 rWLight-Up Frame XXL
0
5 rWMedium Animated Neon Sign
0
4 rWMedium Neon Sign
0
1 rWRed Industrial Wall Light
0
10 rWSearch Light
0
1 rWSimple Light
0
1 rWSiren Light
0
2 rWSmall Neon Sign
0
1 rWSound Light
0
5 rWSpot Light
0
0 rWStrobe Light
0
5 rWTripod Spot Light
0
1 rWTwitch Rivals Neon Sign
0

Farming

0 rWFluid Switch & Pump
0
5 rWPowered Water Purifier
0
5 rWWater Pump
0

Industrial

5 rWBiofuel Generator
0
3 rWElectric Furnace
0
8 rWHopper
0
1 rWIndustrial Conveyor
0
1 rWIndustrial Crafter
0
3 rWIndustrial Electric Furnace
0
1 rWStorage Adaptor
0

Utility

2 rWBar Games Minifridge
0
10 rWBoom Box
0
3 rWCCTV Camera
0
5 rWComputer Station
0
1 rWConnected Speaker
0
1 rWDigital Clock
0
1 rWDoor Controller
0
3 rWElectric Heater
0
5 rWElevator
0
0 rWFogger-3000
0
5 rWFridge
0
1 rWHorizontal Weapon Rack
0
2 rWin useIgniter
0
10 rWJukebox
0
5 rWMicrophone Stand
0
2 rWMini Fridge
0
5 rWModular Car Lift
0
3 rWPTZ CCTV Camera
0
1 rWPaintable Reactive Target
0
1 rWRF Broadcaster
0
1 rWRF Receiver
0
1 rWReactive Target
0
0 rWSnow Machine
0
0 rWSpooky Speaker
0
1 rWStorage Monitor
0
1 rWTall Weapon Rack
0
1 rWTelephone
0
5 rWTwitch Rivals Desk
0
5 rWVending Machine
0
1 rWWall Cabinet
0
1 rWWeapon Rack Double Light
0
1 rWWeapon Rack Light
0
1 rWWide Weapon Rack
0
Logic & wiring (16) gates and switches barely draw — values straight from the game build
0 rWAND Switch
0
0 rWBlocker
0
0 rWButton
0
1 rWCable Tunnel
0
0 rWCommand Block
0
0 rWCounter
0
0 rWElectrical Branch
0
0 rWMemory Cell
0
0 rWOR Switch
0
0 rWRAND Switch
0
0 rWRoot Combiner
0
0 rWSmart Switch
0
0 rWSplitter
0
0 rWSwitch
0
0 rWTimer
0
0 rWXOR Switch
0

Power grid

your draw & how to feed it…
Total draw
0 rW
Add turrets, lights or pumps on the left — the grid updates as you click.
Night shiftnothing drawing power yet
Batteries I have
Bank runtime: —
0

Battery type

How to power it

Shopping list what it costs to craft this plan

Pick a few components first — the list follows your plan.

Assumptions

Modeling assumptions, not game data — tune them to your server. Sun and wind rarely run at peak, so the plans count only a share of peak output.

Day / night cycle (min)
Our servers

Cycles our own servers run: PVE votes most nights away, Creative stays on permanent day. Editorial values — we update them when a server config changes.

Day/night defaults come from the game build.

Keep running while you sleep or work — the bank is sized for whichever is longer, the night or this.

Battery charge efficiency 80 % — from the game export.

Wiring tips
  • Root Combiners join root sources — solar panels, wind turbines AND battery outputs — and they chain, each one eating 1 rW. Combining two Large Battery outputs puts 200 rW on a single line.
  • An Electrical Branch takes a fixed cut off the main line — set the branch amount, the rest keeps flowing.
  • Our solar plan runs the day load straight off the panels and only cycles the night's energy through the battery — route everything through the battery and you need about 25% more panels.
  • Mount wind turbines as high as possible — height is the biggest lever on their output.
  • A Tesla Coil's listed draw is its full-damage maximum — budget the number on its tile. One 5 rW connection powers a whole linked elevator shaft; there is no per-floor cost.

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Draw values come from game build 25823813. Solar and wind output swings with sun and weather — the plans assume 50 % and 50 % of peak on average.

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