making the engineers start the engine

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Tying more features around the station into the power grid might do the trick, as stated above.

If the engine is NOT started, expect solars to only run the following:

* Emergency lighting
* Location-sensitive doors
* One or two rooms, given the SWITCH ROOM is placed into the Power Room.

Without the engine? Engineers and mechanics alike will have to decide between powering the communications arrays around the station (station-bounced radios, anyone?) or Genetics.