Power Plant Calculator
Updated: v2026.02.15
Calculate power plant output with boost multipliers and explosion risk trade-offs. Compare up to 2 configurations side-by-side. Formulas and tech values are verified against the Aurora game database (AuroraDB.db v2.7.1).
Reference Tables
Power Plant Technology (15 tiers) — AuroraDB.db [ref D-19]
| Power Plant Type | Power / HS | Research (RP) |
|---|---|---|
| Conventional Reactor | 0.5 | 150 |
| Radioisotope Thermal Generator | 2.0 | 600 |
| Pressurised Water Reactor | 2.5 | 1,200 |
| Pebble Bed Reactor | 3.2 | 2,400 |
| Gaseous Fission Reactor | 4.0 | 3,600 |
| Magnetic Mirror Fusion | 5.0 | 6,000 |
| Stellarator Fusion | 6.4 | 12,000 |
| Tokamak Fusion | 8.0 | 24,000 |
| Inertial Confinement Fusion | 10.0 | 45,000 |
| Solid-core Anti-matter | 12.8 | 90,000 |
| Gas-core Anti-matter | 16.0 | 180,000 |
| Plasma-core Anti-matter | 20.0 | 375,000 |
| Beam Core Anti-matter | 24.0 | 750,000 |
| Vacuum Energy | 32.0 | 1,500,000 |
| Quantum Singularity | 40.0 | 3,000,000 |
Power Plant Boost Levels (8 tiers) — AuroraDB.db [ref D-20]
| Boost Level | Multiplier | Explosion Chance | Research (RP) |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | x1.0 | 5% | 250 |
| +10% | x1.1 | 7% | 500 |
| +20% | x1.2 | 10% | 1,000 |
| +30% | x1.3 | 15% | 2,000 |
| +40% | x1.4 | 20% | 4,000 |
| +60% | x1.6 | 30% | 8,000 |
| +80% | x1.8 | 40% | 15,000 |
| +100% | x2.0 | 50% | 30,000 |