Description
Stellar Energy Utilization Technology captures and uses stellar energy to power terraforming processes and support planetary life.
Benefits
Strategic materials cost Empire-wide+1.05%
Ship production Empire-wide+5.27%
Power output Empire-wide+9.67%
Habitat Restoration Terraforming project
Climate Conditioning Terraforming project
Atmospheric Thickening Terraforming project
Orbital Mirror Deployment Terraforming project
Tectonic Stabilization Terraforming project
Strategy notes
Stellar Energy Utilization develops the Terraforming discipline within Expansion and Terraforming. Open marginal systems early, then turn fragile settlements into durable and populous worlds. Its immediate value is +55% Power; +30% Space Production; +6% Cost in Strategic Materials. The principal counterpressure is that planetary programs mature slowly and expose expensive frontier infrastructure before it can defend itself.
Player hints
This is a major commitment. Secure its required resources and protect the supporting infrastructure before assigning Critical priority. Favor this technology when its Terraforming benefits reinforce your current economy, fleets, or frontier. Pause the branch if its expected RP per tick is too diluted or its resource costs would stall higher-priority projects.
Research cost
192KRP
115.2KCredits
48KCommon
24KRare
9.6KStrategic
38.4KFuel