Factorio · Electric poles and substations | Compare
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Using this reference
Choose a recipe for Electric poles and substations, then choose the machine that will run it. The per-minute rate uses the recorded output, recipe duration and machine speed. Batch quantities answer how many materials a fixed number of operations consumes; the rate column answers how fast one selected machine processes them.
Increase the target rate to see the number of whole machines needed. Rounding up leaves some nominal spare capacity. This is a direct production step, not a balanced factory: upstream supply, transport and temporary interruptions still need to support the stated rate.
Small electric pole
120 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 1
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Wood | 1 | 60 |
| − Copper cable | 2 | 120 |
| + Small electric pole | 2 | 120 |
Rates use the selected building at base speed. No modules, beacons, quality, power shortages or overclocking are simulated. Fractional outputs are expected averages, not guaranteed drops.
per minute = Batches × 60 × Production building / seconds per cycle
Small electric pole · 0.5 Seconds
Wood × 1 + Copper cable × 2 → Small electric pole × 2
Station: Assembling machine 1 / Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 7 × Small electric pole. This recipe produces 2 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 8 in total, leaving 1 extra. The direct material list is Wood × 4 and Copper cable × 8.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
Medium electric pole
60 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 1
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Iron stick | 4 | 240 |
| − Steel plate | 2 | 120 |
| − Copper cable | 2 | 120 |
| + Medium electric pole | 1 | 60 |
Rates use the selected building at base speed. No modules, beacons, quality, power shortages or overclocking are simulated. Fractional outputs are expected averages, not guaranteed drops.
per minute = Batches × 60 × Production building / seconds per cycle
Medium electric pole · 0.5 Seconds
Iron stick × 4 + Steel plate × 2 + Copper cable × 2 → Medium electric pole × 1
Station: Assembling machine 1 / Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Medium electric pole. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Iron stick × 16, Steel plate × 8, and Copper cable × 8.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
Big electric pole
60 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 1
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Iron stick | 8 | 480 |
| − Steel plate | 5 | 300 |
| − Copper cable | 4 | 240 |
| + Big electric pole | 1 | 60 |
Rates use the selected building at base speed. No modules, beacons, quality, power shortages or overclocking are simulated. Fractional outputs are expected averages, not guaranteed drops.
per minute = Batches × 60 × Production building / seconds per cycle
Big electric pole · 0.5 Seconds
Iron stick × 8 + Steel plate × 5 + Copper cable × 4 → Big electric pole × 1
Station: Assembling machine 1 / Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Big electric pole. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Iron stick × 32, Steel plate × 20, and Copper cable × 16.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
Substation
60 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 1
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Steel plate | 10 | 600 |
| − Advanced circuit | 5 | 300 |
| − Copper cable | 6 | 360 |
| + Substation | 1 | 60 |
Rates use the selected building at base speed. No modules, beacons, quality, power shortages or overclocking are simulated. Fractional outputs are expected averages, not guaranteed drops.
per minute = Batches × 60 × Production building / seconds per cycle
Substation · 0.5 Seconds
Steel plate × 10 + Advanced circuit × 5 + Copper cable × 6 → Substation × 1
Station: Assembling machine 1 / Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Substation. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Steel plate × 40, Advanced circuit × 20, and Copper cable × 24.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
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