LotA: Thanks for the explanation. What you say makes also helps explain why we see a power icon on a steam engine until it is actually connected to something the draws power. I'm starting to get it, but it would be great if they clarified it a bit for newer players.

ssilk: Funnily enough I'm red ...

bobingabout: Yes you pretty much describe my confusion exactly. I also agree with your suggestions about how to improve the clarity of these 2 bars.

However maybe they could even combine Production/Consumption into one bar.

The new bar would show a fluctuating Consumption bar that is overlaid on ...

oLaudix. Interesting point. Would that then also apply to the entire electricity network too? I'm interested in the Electric network infoscreen, not a specific steam engine.

I understand that red means bad, green good. I'm asking about the length of the bars and how I find that confusing.

Maybe ...

Sorry, I think were getting confused here.

If I see a bar labelled Consumption I expect that the longer the bar, the more I am using (consuming). Therefore a full bar = bad.
But the wiki says: "What are the current consumption demands. This bar should always be full."

Likewise, if I see a bar ...

deepdriller, Ok, so it seems the Production meter has the exact reverse problem.

If I want to know how much electricity I'm currently producing, I'd expect that the larger the value shown by the Production meter, the more electricity I'm producing (it's labelled Production). But it seems from what ...

I'm a new Factorio user and I really enjoying the creativity and complexity it provides, thanks.

However I've played about 10-15 hours and only know do I realise I completely misunderstood the Electricity network infoscreen.
I'm talking about this screen: https://forums.factorio.com/wiki/index.php ...