public override void OnFixedUpdate()
        {
            activeCount++;
            nuclear_power         = 0;
            solar_power           = 0;
            displayed_solar_power = 0;
            if (IsEnabled && !relay)
            {
                double powerDraw = 0.0;

                try
                {
                    ORSResourceManager manager = getOvermanagerForResource(FNResourceManager.FNRESOURCE_MEGAJOULES).getManagerForVessel(vessel);
                    if (manager != null)
                    {
                        powerDraw = manager.PowerDraws.Where(pm => !(pm.Key is MicrowavePowerTransmitter && (pm.Key as MicrowavePowerTransmitter) == this)).Sum(pm => pm.Value);
                    }
                }
                catch (ArgumentNullException)
                {
                    powerDraw = 0.0;
                }

                foreach (FNGenerator generator in generators)
                {
                    if (generator.isActive())
                    {
                        FNThermalSource thermal_source = generator.getThermalSource();
                        if (thermal_source != null && !thermal_source.isVolatileSource() && thermal_source.isActive())
                        {
                            double output = generator.getMaxPowerOutput();
                            output -= powerDraw / (double)generators.Count(g => g.isActive() && g.getThermalSource().isActive());
                            output  = output * transmitPower / 100.0;
                            double gpower = consumeFNResource(output * TimeWarp.fixedDeltaTime, FNResourceManager.FNRESOURCE_MEGAJOULES);
                            nuclear_power += gpower * 1000 / TimeWarp.fixedDeltaTime;
                        }
                    }
                }

                foreach (ModuleDeployableSolarPanel panel in panels)
                {
                    double output          = panel.flowRate;
                    double spower          = part.RequestResource("ElectricCharge", output * TimeWarp.fixedDeltaTime);
                    double inv_square_mult = Math.Pow(Vector3d.Distance(FlightGlobals.Bodies[PluginHelper.REF_BODY_KERBIN].transform.position, FlightGlobals.Bodies[PluginHelper.REF_BODY_KERBOL].transform.position), 2) / Math.Pow(Vector3d.Distance(vessel.transform.position, FlightGlobals.Bodies[PluginHelper.REF_BODY_KERBOL].transform.position), 2);
                    displayed_solar_power += spower / TimeWarp.fixedDeltaTime;
                    //scale solar power to what it would be in Kerbin orbit for file storage
                    solar_power += spower / TimeWarp.fixedDeltaTime / inv_square_mult;
                }
            }

            if (double.IsInfinity(nuclear_power) || double.IsNaN(nuclear_power))
            {
                nuclear_power = 0;
            }

            if (double.IsInfinity(solar_power) || double.IsNaN(solar_power))
            {
                solar_power = 0;
            }

            if (activeCount % 1000 == 9)
            {
                ConfigNode config   = PluginHelper.getPluginSaveFile();
                string     vesselID = vessel.id.ToString();
                if (config.HasNode("VESSEL_MICROWAVE_POWER_" + vesselID))
                {
                    ConfigNode power_node = config.GetNode("VESSEL_MICROWAVE_POWER_" + vesselID);
                    if (power_node.HasValue("nuclear_power"))
                    {
                        power_node.SetValue("nuclear_power", MicrowavePowerTransmitter.getEnumeratedNuclearPowerForVessel(vessel).ToString("E"));
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        power_node.AddValue("nuclear_power", MicrowavePowerTransmitter.getEnumeratedNuclearPowerForVessel(vessel).ToString("E"));
                    }
                    if (power_node.HasValue("solar_power"))
                    {
                        power_node.SetValue("solar_power", MicrowavePowerTransmitter.getEnumeratedSolarPowerForVessel(vessel).ToString("E"));
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        power_node.AddValue("solar_power", MicrowavePowerTransmitter.getEnumeratedSolarPowerForVessel(vessel).ToString("E"));
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    ConfigNode power_node = config.AddNode("VESSEL_MICROWAVE_POWER_" + vesselID);
                    power_node.AddValue("nuclear_power", MicrowavePowerTransmitter.getEnumeratedNuclearPowerForVessel(vessel).ToString("E"));
                    power_node.AddValue("solar_power", MicrowavePowerTransmitter.getEnumeratedSolarPowerForVessel(vessel).ToString("E"));
                }

                if (config.HasNode("VESSEL_MICROWAVE_RELAY_" + vesselID))
                {
                    ConfigNode relay_node = config.GetNode("VESSEL_MICROWAVE_RELAY_" + vesselID);
                    if (relay_node.HasValue("relay"))
                    {
                        relay_node.SetValue("relay", MicrowavePowerTransmitter.vesselIsRelay(vessel).ToString());
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        relay_node.AddValue("relay", MicrowavePowerTransmitter.vesselIsRelay(vessel).ToString());
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    ConfigNode relay_node = config.AddNode("VESSEL_MICROWAVE_RELAY_" + vesselID);
                    relay_node.AddValue("relay", MicrowavePowerTransmitter.vesselIsRelay(vessel).ToString());
                }

                config.Save(PluginHelper.getPluginSaveFilePath());
            }
            activeCount++;
        }