diff --git a/code/game/machinery/Freezer.dm b/code/game/machinery/Freezer.dm
index a2a69fad357..e6f8e0964b9 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/Freezer.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/Freezer.dm
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 	var/min_temperature = 0
 	anchored = 1.0
 	use_power = IDLE_POWER_USE
+	active_power_usage = 5000	//cooling down massive amounts of air's not cheap. This is still very low considering everything
+	power_channel = EQUIP
 	current_heat_capacity = 1000
 	layer = 3
 	plane = GAME_PLANE
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/cold_sink/freezer/on_construction()
 	..(dir,dir)
 
+/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/cold_sink/freezer/process()
+	return	// need to overwrite the parent or it returns PROCESS_KILL and it stops processing/using power
+
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/cold_sink/freezer/attackby(obj/item/I, mob/user, params)
 	if(exchange_parts(user, I))
 		return
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/cold_sink/freezer/screwdriver_act(mob/user, obj/item/I)
 	if(default_deconstruction_screwdriver(user, "freezer-o", "freezer", I))
 		on = FALSE
+		use_power = IDLE_POWER_USE
 		update_icon()
 		return TRUE
 
@@ -135,6 +141,10 @@
 	switch(action)
 		if("power")
 			on = !on
+			if(on)
+				use_power = ACTIVE_POWER_USE
+			else
+				use_power = IDLE_POWER_USE
 			update_icon()
 		if("minimum")
 			current_temperature = min_temperature
@@ -149,6 +159,7 @@
 	..()
 	if(stat & NOPOWER)
 		on = 0
+		use_power = IDLE_POWER_USE
 		update_icon()
 
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/heat_reservoir/heater/
@@ -160,6 +171,8 @@
 	anchored = 1.0
 	layer = 3
 	current_heat_capacity = 1000
+	active_power_usage = 5000
+	power_channel = EQUIP
 	max_integrity = 300
 	armor = list("melee" = 0, "bullet" = 0, "laser" = 0, "energy" = 100, "bomb" = 0, "bio" = 100, "rad" = 100, "fire" = 80, "acid" = 30)
 
@@ -197,6 +210,9 @@
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/heat_reservoir/heater/on_construction()
 	..(dir,dir)
 
+/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/heat_reservoir/heater/process()
+	return	// need to override the parent or it stops processing, meaning it stops using power.
+
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/heat_reservoir/heater/RefreshParts()
 	var/H
 	var/T
@@ -219,6 +235,7 @@
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/heat_reservoir/heater/screwdriver_act(mob/user, obj/item/I)
 	if(default_deconstruction_screwdriver(user, "heater-o", "heater", I))
 		on = 0
+		use_power = IDLE_POWER_USE
 		update_icon()
 		return TRUE
 
@@ -291,6 +308,10 @@
 	switch(action)
 		if("power")
 			on = !on
+			if(on)
+				use_power = ACTIVE_POWER_USE
+			else
+				use_power = IDLE_POWER_USE
 			update_icon()
 		if("minimum")
 			current_temperature = T20C
@@ -305,4 +326,5 @@
 	..()
 	if(stat & NOPOWER)
 		on = 0
+		use_power = IDLE_POWER_USE
 		update_icon()