100% EFFICIENT Coal Power Plant Build Guide incl. Multiple Designs - Satisfactory 1.0

We are setting up a coal generator setup producing 300-4800 MW of power for Satisfactory's mid game. These designs fit a variety of requirements and build styles. Let me know what you think! Be Efficient!

Music from Satisfactory OST.
Game footage from Satisfactory by Coffee Stain Studios

[mickthegeek]

The 8:3 ratio of Coal Generators and Water Extractors never set right with me. Seeing the 2:1 ratio just looks cleaner and makes so much more sense. Gonna use this design from now on, thank you😊

[mightygingercles]

It was mentioned in a reply to another comment, but I also wanted to chime in regarding the water tower head lift "trick". It's intended game design and mimics how municipalities pressurize the water for us to use at home. If you've ever driven through a rural community and see huge water towers nearby, it's those towers that are pressurizing the system for the area. Cities do it too, but the towers are typically on top of tall building so you see them less often as a driver/pedestrian.

[CoolCat-czjn]

6:00 I believe the starting point for the initial 10m head lift for the water extractors is at the center of its output pipe, rather than the bottom of the extractor, which is why your set up works.

[SliceOfLife]

Made a 4050MW coal power plant yesterday. Took about idk.. 7-8 hours ish. Everything 100% efficient and all pipes/belts & machines perfectly straight. So satisfying 👌

[CBMX_GAMING]

I just got to the stage where I want to get coal going, perfect timing! I'll try one of these out tonight

[sneezyfido]

For the compulsive balancers among us:
That first raised setup simply begs to have you feed a 2 generator tile from 1 splitter located between the elevators.
The depth of the subfloor easily allows to split an input three times for a neat 1 normal node with mk2 feeding 8 generators.
With some concession to how the belts look in the subfloor that can be expanded another layer to feed 16 generators from 1 input of 240 coal.

I love this tileable setup!

[marcbennett]

nice! that first plant is exactly where I built my first coal plant! although my first coal plant was designed around compacted coal and mk3 belts with 36 generators lol. cant wait to see the rest of the plant designs

[RectalPower]

I love the way you make your guides! Very easy to follow for beginners like me!

[goodrhythms]

Calling water towers an exploit is a wild statement :D

[matthewlaffey]

You are a god, these videos are exactly what I needed to get me excited for 1.0. Shockingly under appreciated right now in terms of subscribers, but keep doing what you're doing and one day you'll be the go-to name in these kinds of Let's Plays.

[ImNexusss]

You are the GOAT of satisfactory. W guides. Keep the vids coming gamer!!

[AdrianCubed]

You can also use a towerless water build just by ensuring all the fluid input pipes are higher than the machine it'll be inputting into. The game uses fluid gravity calculations and the lowest pipe always gets fluid priority. As a rule: Always feed machines from above with fluids. This way the internal tanks inside the machines stay full - create the product and instantly refill instead of feeding from below the machines where it has to suck up the resource each time which can cause machines to be starved during production. As long as the fluid is pumped to a level above the machine, all pipes below that point will feed equally and quickly which helps avoid flow rate issues and "fluid sloshing" and the myriad of other fluid headaches.

[playlisttarmac]

Thanks - in this video I learnt about why some people build water towers

[lucasknauer]

Awesome Tutorial, easy to follow, even for me as a complete new player with Version 1.0
Thanks!

[TheMaddog]

amazing, will use it, specially love the truck delivery

[shawnp]

Good info and helpful tips Dekoba - thanks for sharing!

[sneezyfido]

Mine is 4 rows of 8 coal generators at probaby just that lake. Each row gets water from 2 pumps on one end, supplemented by a 3rd from the other end. Actually the extra pumps are a pair that feeds into two rows of generators together.
Coal comesthrough a straight manifold line coming in from one end.
The splitters are on foundation and the pipe lays on the splitters.

For visual reasons I kept it all on one floor. The rows of generators are facing two paths that are 2 foundations wide.
Yesterday I unlocked glass roofs and my silica supply. Today I'm going to put a glass roof just over the manifold lines and pipes so you can walk there and watch the movement under your feet.
I love glass roofs over manifolds and busses!

[unintressant]

it may be just me, but i think using the water tank this way ist just like using gravity instead of pumps ... i doubt it is really a bug. anway: a BIG thank you. i now finally can do the coal generator properly ... instead of the chaos i have right now xD

[qtgiebel]

I believe the headlift accounts for the height of the machine so it lifts to 10 meters above the top of the turbine on the water extractor.

Why cant I build something like this? My man you good