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I have a mod that connects to electric networks (usually by connecting a copper wire to a pole). On a space platform, there is the global electric network so I want the entity to connect to that automatically if it is built on a space platform.

I can determine whether there *is* a global electric network and I can create and/or delete it. But I have not found a way to *find* the network id or connect an entity (in this case it is a power switch so I want to "connect" one end of the switch to the global network).

Is there a way to find the id of the global network for a surface?

Power switches can't connect to nothing. They only support connecting to electric poles. Functionally: they do not apply or interact with "global electric network"s.

IIRC building a powerpole connects it to the global network, so you should be able to connect it to that