Generators

Generators are one of the types of Items you can craft which create Power by burning some form of solid fuel, like Organic or Carbon.

Small Generator


The Small Generator is unlocked by default, or during the tutorial, if it is not skipped.

You can place it in any single slot. The generator consumes stacks of Organic and produces Power.

It will continue to generate power until the full stack of fuel is consumed unless it is toggled off by activating it, regardless of available Battery space or lack thereof. While turned on, it will pull Organic stacks from adjacent slots if it is attached to something with multiple slots.

Medium Generator
Once researched, you can craft the Medium Generator at the Small Printer for 1 Aluminum and 1 Tungsten.

You can place it on any two adjacent slots. The generator consumes stacks of Carbon and produces Power like the smaller variant, albeit at a much greater capacity.

Like the Small Generator, the Medium Generator will continue to generate until the entire stack of fuel is consumed, and will waste any that isn't stored in a battery if you do not toggle it off. It will also pull Carbon from adjacent slots if possible, like the smaller variant. This may be a stretch but I am also including

RTG
The RTG, or Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, is a Power module in Astroneer. It supplies a steady stream of power. A low-power version comes pre-installed in the  Shelter, however, these cannot be removed.

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