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__TOC__[[File:simcity wind power plant.jpg|400px|thumb|right|[[Wind Power Plant]]]][[File:simcity coal power plant.jpg|400px|thumb|right|[[Coal Power Plant]]]][[File:simcity oil power plant.jpg|400px|thumb|right|[[Oil Power Plant]]]][[File:simcity solar power plant.jpg|400px|thumb|right|[[Solar Power Plant]]]][[File:simcity nuclear power plant.jpg|400px|thumb|right|[[Nuclear Power Plant]]]][[File:Fusion power plant1.jpg|400px|thumb|right|[[Fusion Power Plant]]]][[File:Wave power plant1.jpg|400px|thumb|right|[[Wave Power Plant]]]]Power is needed for a city to function. *Houses without power will become abandoned.  *Commercial and Industrial buildings without power will remain closed. Most [[ploppables]] require power to function. Various [[#Power Plants|power plants plant]]s can be built constructed to generate power. Power can also be brought from neighboring cities.

Wind power plants are cheap and clean but they generate very little power.

*They are perfect ideal for early game or small towns.

Wind speed in an area determines the power output of the wind power plant. *Wind power plant generates plants generate more power at higher wind speed, which is higher . [[Cities]] at higher altitudesaltitude have greater wind speed.

Coal power plants can generate a decent amount of power at a reasonable price. A single coal power plant can power a large city. A continuous stream of [[coal]] is needed for a coal power plant to remain operational. Coal can be mined from the ground or purchased from your neighboring cities or the [[Global Market]].

*They are perfect for a [[MetalsMining]] specialized cities.

Coal power plants generate a large amount of air pollution. Air pollution lowers the land value of nearby area.

Oil power plants function similar to coal power plants. They generate more power and cost more to build and upkeep than coal power plants.

Solar The solar power plants plant provides clean and cheap energy for a smaller city. The buildings have relatively high initial cost costs to build, but low upkeep costcosts. Construction of additional [[Solar Power Plant#Modules|solar panels]] require a lot of space.

*They are more expensive than wind power plants but they can be placed anywhere in Note that the city. Solar generation of power plants generate more is based on peak hours and no power will be generated during the day than at night. Like wind The city runs on battery power plants, solar power plants can take up a lot of spaceat night.

Nuclear Although expensive, nuclear power plant is able to generate a massive amount of clean energy for your city and [[region]]. To operate a nuclear power plants are very expensive with fairly plant safely, an educated workforce is needed. Your city should have institutions of high upkeep costlearning such as [[Community College]] and [[University]] in place. Otherwise you run the risks of radiation leakage and meltdown. Additionally, a nuclear power plant requires [[water]], lots of it. A [[Water Pumping Station]] should be in place.

A nuclear power plant is able to generate massive amount of energy with no air *Please note that there are radiation pollutionand meltdown risks, but only when operated by uneducated Sims.

===Fusion Power Plant===: ''Main article: [[Fusion Power Plant]]''The downside to Fusion Power Plant is a nuclear futuristic power plant that can supply "clean, massive amounts of electricity". Note that these require a massive amount of ControlNet and require a jump start ignition from an already existing power grid. This means that it is impossible to build an independent city with the risk of nuclear meltdownfirst power plant as a fusion reactor unless you have a neighboring city with power up for sale.

*If ===Wave Power Plant===: ''Main article: [[Wave Power Plant]]''Placed along the shoreline, this power plant catches generates small amounts of cheap, clean power. ==Other Power Structures=====Nissan LEAF^® Charging Station===[[fireNissan LEAF Charging Station]] and explodes, it will destroy and radiate surrounding areas.