diff --git a/code/game/machinery/alarm.dm b/code/game/machinery/alarm.dm
index c781bb20c9..04da621a45 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/alarm.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/alarm.dm
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@
 			var/heat_capacity = gas.heat_capacity()
 			var/energy_used = min( abs( heat_capacity*(gas.temperature - target_temperature) ), MAX_ENERGY_CHANGE)
 
-			//Use power.  Assuming that each power unit represents 1000 watts....
-			use_power(energy_used/1000, ENVIRON)
+			//Use power.  Assuming that each power unit represents 1 watts....
+			use_power(energy_used, ENVIRON)
 
 			//We need to cool ourselves.
 			if(environment.temperature > target_temperature)
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/cell_charger.dm b/code/game/machinery/cell_charger.dm
index a9dcdc537d..7632e9cb6e 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/cell_charger.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/cell_charger.dm
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	power_channel = EQUIP
 	var/obj/item/weapon/cell/charging = null
 	var/chargelevel = -1
+	var/efficiency = 0.875	//<1.0 means some power is lost in the charging process, >1.0 means free energy.
 	proc
 		updateicon()
 			icon_state = "ccharger[charging ? 1 : 0]"
@@ -91,8 +92,10 @@
 		//world << "ccpt [charging] [stat]"
 		if(!charging || (stat & (BROKEN|NOPOWER)) || !anchored)
 			return
-
-		use_power(200)		//this used to use CELLRATE, but CELLRATE is fucking awful. feel free to fix this properly!
-		charging.give(175)	//inefficiency.
-
+		
+		var/power_used = 100000	//for 200 units of charge. Yes, thats right, 100 kW. Is something wrong with CELLRATE?
+		
+		power_used = charging.give(power_used*CELLRATE*efficiency)
+		use_power(power_used)
+		
 		updateicon()
diff --git a/code/global.dm b/code/global.dm
index b7f6e3e4c0..07eaf211e3 100644
--- a/code/global.dm
+++ b/code/global.dm
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ var/list/reg_dna = list(  )
 
 var/mouse_respawn_time = 5 //Amount of time that must pass between a player dying as a mouse and repawning as a mouse. In minutes.
 
-var/CELLRATE = 0.002  // multiplier for watts per tick <> cell storage (eg: 0.02 means if there is a load of 1000 watts, 20 units will be taken from a cell per second)
+var/CELLRATE = 0.002	// multiplier for watts per tick <> cell storage (eg: 0.02 means if there is a load of 1000 watts, 20 units will be taken from a cell per second)
+						//It's a conversion constant. power_used*CELLRATE = charge_provided, or charge_used/CELLRATE = power_provided
 var/CHARGELEVEL = 0.0005 // Cap for how fast cells charge, as a percentage-per-tick (0.01 means cellcharge is capped to 1% per second)
 
 var/shuttle_z = 2	//default
diff --git a/code/modules/power/pacman2.dm b/code/modules/power/pacman2.dm
index 89d65a6ae2..ad9d9b155d 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/pacman2.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/pacman2.dm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //This file was auto-corrected by findeclaration.exe on 29/05/2012 15:03:05
 
 
-//Baseline portable generator. Has all the default handling. Not intended to be used on it's own (since it generates unlimited power).
+//PACMAN variant that can run on the small plasma tanks.
 /obj/machinery/power/port_gen/pacman2
 	name = "Pacman II"
 	desc = "P.A.C.M.A.N. type II portable generator. Uses liquid plasma as a fuel source."
diff --git a/code/modules/power/port_gen.dm b/code/modules/power/port_gen.dm
index 57cc6a04bd..7f18f75fc7 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/port_gen.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/port_gen.dm
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ display round(lastgen) and plasmatank amount
 	else
 		usr << "\blue The generator is off."
 
+//A power generator that runs on solid plasma sheets.
 /obj/machinery/power/port_gen/pacman
 	name = "P.A.C.M.A.N.-type Portable Generator"
 	var/sheets = 0