diff --git a/code/modules/power/smes.dm b/code/modules/power/smes.dm
index 5903619f9a4..7ce415b01da 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/smes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/smes.dm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	var/lastout = 0
 	var/loaddemand = 0
 	var/capacity = 10e6
-	var/charge = 9e6
+	var/charge = 5e6
 	var/charging = 0
 	var/chargemode = 0
 	var/chargecount = 0