Chapter 3 of 11
Power for every desk
Every complete installed PC shares island power, from desk 1 to desk 8. Every PC on a desk counts, whether it is mining or waiting.
- Starting capacity
- 400 Wall desks share it
- Power levels
- 14Level 0 to 13
- Top capacity
- 4,250 Wall installed PCs
- All levels
- $200 + $13 per 100 H/s13 h 30 min
#Desk 1 counts too
The first desk has no separate home-power allowance. Buying a PC, replacing one or saving a custom build checks the total load of all complete installed PCs. A replacement subtracts the old PC’s watts before adding the new PC.
#Reserve enough capacity
Complete the required power upgrades before installing a PC. A purchase or build that exceeds capacity is refused without charging. Moving an installed PC to another desk preserves its reserved watts; storing or dismantling it removes its completed load.
Island Level 1 also caps each PC at 900 H/s of healthy base hash. Island Level 2 removes that cap. These checks apply to custom builds as well as ready PCs.
#The power levels
The POWER yard shows your completed power level. A queued upgrade only adds capacity when construction finishes.
Power Level 0
Connection box
A meter box and a service pole: the free starting connection.
- Capacity
- 400 W
- Price
- Free
- Build time
- Start
- Needs
- —
Power Level 1
First transformer
A transformer on its plinth, fed from the service pole.
- Capacity
- 475 W
- Price
- $5 + $1 per 100 H/s
- Build time
- 15 min
- Needs
- —
Power Level 2
Fenced yard
Gravel yard, timber picket fence, gate and gate lantern.
- Capacity
- 575 W
- Price
- $5 + $1 per 100 H/s
- Build time
- 20 min
- Needs
- —
Power Level 3
Second transformer
Second transformer and a wooden H-frame line (the service pole retires).
- Capacity
- 725 W
- Price
- $5 + $1 per 100 H/s
- Build time
- 25 min
- Needs
- —
Power Level 4
Control house
Concrete control house with door lamp and roof plant (the meter moves inside).
- Capacity
- 900 W
- Price
- $5 + $1 per 100 H/s
- Build time
- 30 min
- Needs
- —
Power Level 5
Switchgear
Fire wall between the transformers and two switch cabinets.
- Capacity
- 1,125 W
- Price
- $12 + $1 per 100 H/s
- Build time
- 40 min
- Needs
- —
Power Level 6
Steel fence
Steel palisade replaces the timber fence, two gate lanterns.
- Capacity
- 1,375 W
- Price
- $12 + $1 per 100 H/s
- Build time
- 50 min
- Needs
- —
Power Level 7
Third transformer
A third, smaller transformer.
- Capacity
- 1,675 W
- Price
- $12 + $1 per 100 H/s
- Build time
- 1 h
- Needs
- —
Power Level 8
Steel gantry
Steel lattice gantry with insulator strings replaces the wooden H-frame.
- Capacity
- 2,000 W
- Price
- $12 + $1 per 100 H/s
- Build time
- 1 h 10 min
- Needs
- —
Power Level 9
POWER sign
The POWER sign on the control house and a roof antenna mast.
- Capacity
- 2,375 W
- Price
- $12 + $1 per 100 H/s
- Build time
- 1 h 20 min
- Needs
- —
Power Level 10
Solar roof
Solar panels on the control house roof.
- Capacity
- 2,800 W
- Price
- $30 + $1 per 100 H/s
- Build time
- 1 h 30 min
- Needs
- —
Power Level 11
Night watch
Two flood lights and barbed wire on the palisade.
- Capacity
- 3,250 W
- Price
- $30 + $1 per 100 H/s
- Build time
- 1 h 40 min
- Needs
- —
Power Level 12
Energy core
The energy core tower goes up (not switched on yet).
- Capacity
- 3,725 W
- Price
- $30 + $1 per 100 H/s
- Build time
- 1 h 50 min
- Needs
- —
Power Level 13
Substation
The energy core is wired in and glows: the full Substation.
- Capacity
- 4,250 W
- Price
- $30 + $1 per 100 H/s
- Build time
- 2 h
- Needs
- —
| Level | Capacity | Price | Build time | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Level 0 | 400 W | Free | Start | — |
| Power Level 1 | 475 W | $5 + $1 per 100 H/s | 15 min | — |
| Power Level 2 | 575 W | $5 + $1 per 100 H/s | 20 min | — |
| Power Level 3 | 725 W | $5 + $1 per 100 H/s | 25 min | — |
| Power Level 4 | 900 W | $5 + $1 per 100 H/s | 30 min | — |
| Power Level 5 | 1,125 W | $12 + $1 per 100 H/s | 40 min | — |
| Power Level 6 | 1,375 W | $12 + $1 per 100 H/s | 50 min | — |
| Power Level 7 | 1,675 W | $12 + $1 per 100 H/s | 1 h | — |
| Power Level 8 | 2,000 W | $12 + $1 per 100 H/s | 1 h 10 min | — |
| Power Level 9 | 2,375 W | $12 + $1 per 100 H/s | 1 h 20 min | — |
| Power Level 10 | 2,800 W | $30 + $1 per 100 H/s | 1 h 30 min | — |
| Power Level 11 | 3,250 W | $30 + $1 per 100 H/s | 1 h 40 min | — |
| Power Level 12 | 3,725 W | $30 + $1 per 100 H/s | 1 h 50 min | — |
| Power Level 13 | 4,250 W | $30 + $1 per 100 H/s | 2 h | — |
All power upgrades cost $200 + $13 per 100 H/s at a fixed record and take 13 h 30 min of builder time. Each job is quoted at the record when it is queued.
#Which level does a PC need?
These requirements are for one PC on an otherwise empty island. With more PCs, add the watts of every installed PC.
| PC | Draw | Minimum Hall | Power level alone |
|---|---|---|---|
 Grain | 5 W | Island Level 1 | Power Level 0 |
 Pebble | 20 W | Island Level 1 | Power Level 0 |
 Seed | 77 W | Island Level 1 | Power Level 0 |
 Sprout | 103 W | Island Level 1 | Power Level 0 |
 Sapling | 87 W | Island Level 1 | Power Level 0 |
 Fern | 89 W | Island Level 1 | Power Level 0 |
 Grove | 115 W | Island Level 1 | Power Level 0 |
 Cedar | 159 W | Island Level 1 | Power Level 0 |
 Mack mini M4 Pro | 65 W | Island Level 1 | Power Level 0 |
 Redwood | 267 W | Island Level 1 | Power Level 0 |
 Canopy | 395 W | Island Level 1 | Power Level 0 |
 Sequoia | 348 W | Island Level 2 | Power Level 0 |
 Hyperion | 493 W | Island Level 2 | Power Level 2 |