Rust Manual

Wind Turbine

AllCondition 100
Wind Turbine

Converts kinetic energy harvested from the wind into electricity. Amount generated will vary depending on wind speed. Higher altitudes will yield stronger winds.

Shortname: generator.water

Item ID: -379403794

Despawns after 40m on the ground

Craft recipe
Workbench tier
T1
Craft time
30s
Recycling yields

Radtown Recycler

Wood300xWoodGears1xGears(+1 at 20%)Sheet MetalSheet Metal(+1 at 60%)

Safe Zone Recycler

Wood200xWoodGearsGears(+1 at 80%)Sheet MetalSheet Metal(+1 at 40%)

Approximate — recyclers return a share of an item's crafting cost (60% at monument Recyclers, 40% at Safe Zone Recyclers), not a fixed table.

Repair cost
Current condition
%

A repair bench restores 20% condition per click, at 20% of the recipe cost per point missing.

Placed entity
Health
400 HP
Decay delay
8h
Decays over
8h

Health once placed in the world — not to be confused with the item's own condition/durability while held.

Raid cost
ExplosiveDamage / chargeCharges needed
Timed Explosive ChargeTimed Explosive Charge5501
Satchel ChargeSatchel Charge4751
Beancan GrenadeBeancan Grenade1154
F1 GrenadeF1 Grenade2252
Molotov CocktailMolotov Cocktail3512
FlashbangFlashbang2020
Bee GrenadeBee Grenade2020

Assumes no damage resistance — unlike building tiers, this entity has no separate protection multiplier, so raw HP is divided by raw damage per charge.

Loot sources
Generator Water100%

Chance the item is included whenever that container rolls, resolved through nested loot tables. Approximate — doesn't account for seasonal or event-restricted rotations.