On factorio 2.0 now curcuit network aviable for tight spot levels. So what is the record for level_1? I tried optimization my 'factory' and can reach 10515.

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I agree with this idea. May be it should be moved to Balancing topic?

When I wrote this post, I didn't want to break anything.
It was strange to me that a long inserter is the most energy efficient, but it transports objects over long distances and faster than a regular one.
So I just suggest only increasing its power consumption. I still think 24 kW would be a good ...

With 18kW energy consumption it's the cheapest inserter for consume kJ per swing:

base (yellow) inserter use 13kw * 72 (ticks per swing)/ 60 = 15.6 кJ

long-handed: 18kw * 50 (ticks per swing)/ 60 = 15.0 кJ

fast: 46kw * 26 (ticks per swing)/ 60 = 19.933 kJ

But long-handed work faster and do more ...