diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/AbstractRecipeLogic.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/AbstractRecipeLogic.java
index e00cdc21235..ce4eab33ac9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/AbstractRecipeLogic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/AbstractRecipeLogic.java
@@ -636,33 +636,20 @@ protected boolean setupAndConsumeRecipeInputs(@NotNull Recipe recipe,
      * @param resultOverclock the overclock data to use. Format: {@code [EUt, duration]}.
      * @return true if there is enough energy to continue recipe progress
      */
-    protected boolean hasEnoughPower(@NotNull int[] resultOverclock) {
+    protected boolean hasEnoughPower(int @NotNull [] resultOverclock) {
         // Format of resultOverclock: EU/t, duration
-        int totalEUt = resultOverclock[0] * resultOverclock[1];
+        int recipeEUt = resultOverclock[0];
 
         // RIP Ternary
         // Power Consumption case
-        if (totalEUt >= 0) {
-            int capacity;
-            // If the total consumed power is greater than half the internal capacity
-            if (totalEUt > getEnergyCapacity() / 2) {
-                // Only draw 1A of power from the internal buffer to allow for recharging of the internal buffer from
-                // external sources
-                capacity = resultOverclock[0];
-            } else {
-                // If the total consumed power is less than half the capacity, just drain the whole thing
-                capacity = totalEUt;
-            }
-
-            // Return true if we have enough energy stored to progress the recipe, either 1A or the whole amount
-            return getEnergyStored() >= capacity;
+        if (recipeEUt >= 0) {
+            // ensure it can run for at least 8 ticks. Arbitrary value, but should prevent instant failures
+            return getEnergyStored() >= ((long) recipeEUt << 3);
         }
         // Power Generation case
         else {
-            // This is the EU/t generated by the generator
-            int power = resultOverclock[0];
             // Return true if we can fit at least 1A of energy into the energy output
-            return getEnergyStored() - (long) power <= getEnergyCapacity();
+            return getEnergyStored() - (long) recipeEUt <= getEnergyCapacity();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/PrimitiveRecipeLogic.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/PrimitiveRecipeLogic.java
index 182b900ae3b..e3367929b06 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/PrimitiveRecipeLogic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/PrimitiveRecipeLogic.java
@@ -38,15 +38,19 @@ protected boolean drawEnergy(int recipeEUt, boolean simulate) {
         return true; // spoof energy being drawn
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected boolean hasEnoughPower(int @NotNull [] resultOverclock) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public long getMaxVoltage() {
         return GTValues.LV;
     }
 
-    @NotNull
     @Override
-    protected int[] runOverclockingLogic(@NotNull IRecipePropertyStorage propertyStorage, int recipeEUt,
-                                         long maxVoltage, int recipeDuration, int amountOC) {
+    protected int @NotNull [] runOverclockingLogic(@NotNull IRecipePropertyStorage propertyStorage, int recipeEUt,
+                                                   long maxVoltage, int recipeDuration, int amountOC) {
         return standardOverclockingLogic(
                 1,
                 getMaxVoltage(),
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/RecipeLogicSteam.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/RecipeLogicSteam.java
index c5d7dcbb960..c1e4fc665a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/RecipeLogicSteam.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/RecipeLogicSteam.java
@@ -227,6 +227,23 @@ public long getMaxVoltage() {
         return GTValues.V[GTValues.LV];
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected boolean hasEnoughPower(int @NotNull [] resultOverclock) {
+        int totalSteam = (int) (resultOverclock[0] * resultOverclock[1] / conversionRate);
+        if (totalSteam > 0) {
+            long steamStored = getEnergyStored();
+            long steamCapacity = getEnergyCapacity();
+            // if the required steam is larger than the full buffer, just require the full buffer
+            if (steamCapacity < totalSteam) {
+                return steamCapacity == steamStored;
+            }
+            // otherwise require the full amount of steam for the recipe
+            return steamStored >= totalSteam;
+        }
+        // generation case unchanged
+        return super.hasEnoughPower(resultOverclock);
+    }
+
     @NotNull
     @Override
     public NBTTagCompound serializeNBT() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/SteamMultiblockRecipeLogic.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/SteamMultiblockRecipeLogic.java
index b227f3942c2..d649a7d6fa7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/SteamMultiblockRecipeLogic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/capability/impl/SteamMultiblockRecipeLogic.java
@@ -167,4 +167,21 @@ private void performVentingAnimation(BlockPos machinePos, EnumFacing ventingSide
                     1.0f);
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected boolean hasEnoughPower(int @NotNull [] resultOverclock) {
+        int totalSteam = (int) (resultOverclock[0] * resultOverclock[1] / conversionRate);
+        if (totalSteam > 0) {
+            long steamStored = getEnergyStored();
+            long steamCapacity = getEnergyCapacity();
+            // if the required steam is larger than the full buffer, just require the full buffer
+            if (steamCapacity < totalSteam) {
+                return steamCapacity == steamStored;
+            }
+            // otherwise require the full amount of steam for the recipe
+            return steamStored >= totalSteam;
+        }
+        // generation case unchanged
+        return super.hasEnoughPower(resultOverclock);
+    }
 }