diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/Lua/LuaClasses/LuaGame.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/Lua/LuaClasses/LuaGame.cs
index e7ab3ce3d..6abc57e26 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/Lua/LuaClasses/LuaGame.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/Lua/LuaClasses/LuaGame.cs
@@ -67,12 +67,19 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 			set { MapEntity.GapUpdateInterval = value; }
 		}
 
+		public int poweredUpdateInterval
+		{
+			get { return MapEntity.PoweredUpdateInterval; }
+			set { MapEntity.PoweredUpdateInterval = value; }
+		}
+
 		public int characterUpdateInterval
 		{
 			get { return Character.CharacterUpdateInterval; }
 			set { Character.CharacterUpdateInterval = value; }
 		}
 
+
 		public HashSet<Item> updatePriorityItems = new HashSet<Item>();
 		public HashSet<Character> updatePriorityCharacters = new HashSet<Character>();
 
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Map/MapEntity.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Map/MapEntity.cs
index ec8e6a735..c400e96db 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Map/MapEntity.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Map/MapEntity.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
         public static int MapEntityUpdateInterval = 1;
         public static int GapUpdateInterval = 4;
+        public static int PoweredUpdateInterval = 1;
         private static int mapEntityUpdateTick;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -591,9 +592,13 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                 }
             }
 
+            if (mapEntityUpdateTick % PoweredUpdateInterval == 0)
+            {
+                Powered.UpdatePower(deltaTime * PoweredUpdateInterval);
+            }
+
             if (mapEntityUpdateTick % MapEntityUpdateInterval == 0)
             {
-                Powered.UpdatePower(deltaTime * MapEntityUpdateInterval);
                 foreach (Item item in Item.ItemList)
                 {
                     if (GameMain.LuaCs.Game.updatePriorityItems.Contains(item)) continue;