How to Make Generator in Minecraft

Generator

The Generator is IndustrialCraft 2's basic machine that burns furnace fuel to make EU for your early power grid.

Block ID ic2:generator

Mod Industrial Craft 2

Game versions

1.19.2 1.12.2 1.11.2 1.11 1.10.2 1.10 1.9.4 1.8.9 1.7.10 1.7.2 1.6.4 1.5.2

Description

The Generator is the basic energy-producing machine in the IndustrialCraft 2 mod and the usual starting point for any EU power grid. It burns standard furnace fuels — coal, charcoal, wooden planks and sticks — and converts them into Energy Units (EU). The Generator outputs 10 EU/t and stores up to 4,000 EU internally, so it pairs naturally with early machines like the Macerator, Electric Furnace and Compressor. A single piece of coal or charcoal yields 4,000 EU. Place fuel in the bottom slot and an RE Battery in the charging slot, then run insulated copper cable to the machine you want to power. Wooden planks yield just 750 EU and sticks only 250 EU, so coal and charcoal at 4,000 EU each remain the efficient Generator fuels.

Block properties

Item ID	`ic2:generator`
/give command	`/give @p ic2:generator`
Stackable	Yes (64)

Java Edition Guide

How to use the Generator in IndustrialCraft 2

1

Craft the Generator

Stack an RE Battery on top, a Machine Block in the middle and a Furnace at the bottom of the center column in a crafting table.
2

Place it and add fuel

Set the Generator down and put coal, charcoal or wooden planks into its fuel slot to start producing EU.
3

Connect cables or batteries

Run insulated copper cable from the Generator to a machine, or drop an RE Battery into the charge slot to fill it.
4

Scale up your grid

Add more Generators or upgrade to solar, water and wind power once your EU demand grows beyond 10 EU/t.

Energy tip

Breaking or dismantling the Generator with a pickaxe or wrench loses all stored EU and the fuel currently burning — let the 4,000 EU buffer drain before moving the machine.