diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/apc.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/apc.yml
index 3176592296..3669d521ad 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/apc.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/apc.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     - type: ApcVisualizer
   - type: Battery
     maxCharge: 10000
-    startingCharge: 10000
+    startingCharge: 0
   - type: ExaminableBattery
   - type: NodeContainer
     examinable: true
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/smes.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/smes.yml
index ea8eb6ede2..aaeab35969 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/smes.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/smes.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         - type: SmesVisualizer
     - type: Battery
       maxCharge: 1000
-      startingCharge: 1000
+      startingCharge: 0
     - type: ExaminableBattery
     - type: NodeContainer
       examinable: true
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/substation.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/substation.yml
index 63b457c624..81d625c1f4 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/substation.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Power/substation.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       shader: unshaded
   - type: Battery
     maxCharge: 1000
-    startingCharge: 1000
+    startingCharge: 0
   - type: ExaminableBattery
   - type: PointLight
     radius: 1.5