<p>They are discarded, which pretty much means they are removed from the game.  The only time a power plant is put back under the stack of plants is during <strong>Phase 5: Update the power plant market</strong>.</p>

<p>Once a plant is discarded (because of too many plants) or removed from the game (no one bids on a plant in a turn, or someone's house count is higher than a power plant number), they aren't coming back, so "discarded" and "removed from the game" are pretty synonymous.</p>

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<p>When a player purchases a power plant above the maximum limit, and must discard one, does the discard go under the stack of power plants, into a separate pile, or is it removed from the game?</p>

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How are power plant discards handled in Power Grid?
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# How are power plant discards handled in Power Grid?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-04-03)

When a player purchases a power plant above the maximum limit, and must discard one, does the discard go under the stack of power plants, into a separate pile, or is it removed from the game?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2011-04-03. Score: 10 | Accepted answer

They are discarded, which pretty much means they are removed from the game. The only time a power plant is put back under the stack of plants is during **Phase 5: Update the power plant market**.

Once a plant is discarded (because of too many plants) or removed from the game (no one bids on a plant in a turn, or someone's house count is higher than a power plant number), they aren't coming back, so "discarded" and "removed from the game" are pretty synonymous.


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