I still see the behaviour on 0.17.6
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You can see the behaviour when holding an inserter next to a wagon which also stands close to a station

I'm not 100% sure if it's a bug, but at least I thought it looked a little weird.
When placing an inserter next to a wagon, two non-equal hitboxes are shown.
Obviously not game-breaking, but I would expect a single hitbox to be shown here.
See screenshot

Actually, not all electrically powered entities have a drain. E.g. electric miners don't, inserters and assemblers do.
Also, you never lose energy in factorio. Meaning every piece of coal you burn in a boiler gives you exactly 4MJ of energy that is used somewhere. You'll never burn coal while you ...

Got it, thanks everyone

I think you mean something like this.
http://puu.sh/rhGzr/27108de3b6.PNG

Everything you need like belts, inserters, etc. needs three things: iron plates, iron gear wheels and electronic circuits.
I make the gear wheels on site separately for every assembler, you could also run gear wheels ...

How do beacons affect power usage exactly.
For example, I have a beacon with speed modules in it, affecting 1 assembler.
Does the power usage of the beacon increase? Does the power usage of the assembler increase? Or do both increase?
Same for eff modules, but the other way around. Which power ...

Did you ever try the marathon mod? It lengthens the early game/burner stage a lot

Yes, it works perfectly now

Sounds like a good idea. Will try that this evening. Thanks!

Is there a way to prioritize accumulators over steam engine? I've built some solar panels + accumulators but at night, the steam engines are taking over. I'd like the accumulator charge to be used first, as to keep pollution as low as possible.