TL;DR
Power switch can measure power wattage trough prongsWhat ?
Add this information for better power management in non solid bases. New functionality giving few signals:P - Measured power in Watts
D - Demanded power in network
A problem is metering "direction". Maybe add checkbox for "diode" functionality (with arrow on sprite) or detect non looped network?
If electricity is like fluid in game - why not electricity haven't own "pumps" (only for direction, not for "draining" power from other parts of factory)?
Why ?
Now I building large, module based factory, and power demand can spike up to 10 GW, but typical power consuming is around 3-4 GW. It forces me for enormous scale of Nuclear Power Plants and hundreds of accumulators (even using circuits).It can be effective to prioritize parts of factory like defense, ammo production, mining and other usages/parts. I think, add this function is not super important, and if can be achievable by mods - will be great.