Powerstate: a power grid and energy simulation game

Powerstate is a simulation game about the power grid and energy. It runs in your web browser. You start on a new world with one town. You have 60 years to build its power, grid and heat system and to decarbonise it.

You build coal, gas, nuclear, wind, solar, hydro and geothermal plants. You also build batteries, hydrogen storage, and the lines and substations that connect them to the towns.

The physics and the costs are real: thermal efficiencies, capacity factors, build times, and fuel and carbon prices. You place the plants, build the lines, set the tariff and keep the power on.

It runs in your browser. It needs a keyboard and a mouse. The simulation, the map and your saves stay on your computer. The privacy page lists the few things that the game sends, such as Challenge scores. There is no account. The first 10 years of every colony cost nothing. You do not need to register to play.