Wind Turbine

Power with no fuel that keeps coming at night, as long as the wind blows. Build it high: altitude means stronger wind, and stronger wind means more power.

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Characteristics

Category: Electrical

Stack size: 1

Workbench: Level 2

Craftable: Yes

Researchable: Yes · 60 Scrap

Health: 250

Overview

In-game description

Converts kinetic energy harvested from the wind into electricity. Amount generated will vary depending on wind speed. Higher altitudes will yield stronger winds.

Panels go dark at night, and the wind keeps blowing. So on a hill or a tall base the turbine keeps a battery topping up while the panels sleep. Its own text sets the rule: output follows wind speed, and higher ground gets stronger wind. A turbine down in a valley is a waste of 500 wood.

Pros

Cons

No fuel, works day and night
One turbine saves a lot of fuel runs over a long wipe
Researchable for 60 scrap

Output rises and falls with the wind, so it wants a medium rechargeable battery or bigger behind it
Needs a Level 2 workbench, gears and sheet metal
Tall and easy to spot from far away

A common setup: you live in a three-floor base on a ridge. The turbine goes on the roof, the wire runs down to a battery in the core, and the battery feeds the turret and the lights. Pair it with a few panels and the generator rarely has to start.

Raid cost

Explosive	Quantity	Sulfur
Timed Explosive Charge cheapest	1	2,200
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo	100	2,500
Rocket	2	2,800
Satchel Charge	7	3,360
High Velocity Rocket	17	3,400
Beancan Grenade	30	3,600
Other ways: siege weapons, vehicles and loot
Torpedo	50	600
Propane Explosive Bomb	2	1,800
Mortar Shell	9	3,000
Survey Charge	61	3,660
Homing Missile	50	5,000
MLRS Rocket	2	—
40mm HE Grenade	14	—
Hammerhead Bolt	20	—