Electricity - How does it work

[Sushimo]

Yes, I have done the tutorial and there is no documentation that has been published. If I take a small wind turbine and place it next to a road (Connected to the grid?) then what is the reason that I see I tower icon over the wind turbine as if it is not connected ? There is no method of connecting power lines to a wind turbine. Can someone explain or is this a bug ?

[AIRwolf79]

No its not a bug. The wind turbine needs to be in proximity of the sub station. The first substation is the spur point for all of you other substations to connect. Its like a closed circuit.

Wind turbine, substation, power line, substation, Power line, substation and so on. Remember you cant simply place random networks all over the place. Everything needs to be connected to the first substation you lay down.

Every substation has a range of electricity so anything not in the vicinity of said substation would not receive power.

Hope this helps

[Sømbra]

Originally posted by AIRwolf79:

No its not a bug. The wind turbine needs to be in proximity of the sub station. The first substation is the spur point for all of you other substations to connect. Its like a closed circuit.

Wind turbine, substation, power line, substation, Power line, substation and so on. Remember you cant simply place random networks all over the place. Everything needs to be connected to the first substation you lay down.

Every substation has a range of electricity so anything not in the vicinity of said substation would not receive power.

Hope this helps

Its necessary have a Wind turbine with a substation and later use the power line to extend that electricy for all over the city?

[AIRwolf79]

Yes you could keep it branching out. The power lines can be placed in fields so you could keep this in mind to keep everything neat and tidy.

Personally I put a road around each square leaving enough room at the road edge for my substations. on the white boundary lines I place my pylons as this usually gives me enough coverage to the centre of my city.

Later game I will start extending my network further in to my cities and over fields for the most realistic look.

[AIRwolf79]

Originally posted by Sømbra:

Originally posted by AIRwolf79:

No its not a bug. The wind turbine needs to be in proximity of the sub station. The first substation is the spur point for all of you other substations to connect. Its like a closed circuit.

Wind turbine, substation, power line, substation, Power line, substation and so on. Remember you cant simply place random networks all over the place. Everything needs to be connected to the first substation you lay down.

Every substation has a range of electricity so anything not in the vicinity of said substation would not receive power.

Hope this helps

Its necessary have a Wind turbine with a substation and later use the power line to extend that electricy for all over the city?

Yes electricity production always needs a substation to make the current safe for household consumption.

At the start of each game you need to put down a wind turbine and a substation in close proximity. Leave enough room to expand as you will soon unlock the larger turbines.