diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/block/entity/MatteryBlockEntity.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/block/entity/MatteryBlockEntity.kt
index 59d9efe96..40941bf09 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/block/entity/MatteryBlockEntity.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/block/entity/MatteryBlockEntity.kt
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ abstract class MatteryBlockEntity(p_155228_: BlockEntityType<*>, p_155229_: Bloc
 	}
 
 	private var _subCache: ChunkSubscribers? = null
-	private val subscription get() = _subCache ?: subscribe()
 	private var playerListUpdated = false
 
 	private fun unsubscribe() {
@@ -430,7 +429,10 @@ abstract class MatteryBlockEntity(p_155228_: BlockEntityType<*>, p_155229_: Bloc
 		playerListUpdated = false
 	}
 
-	private fun subscribe(): ChunkSubscribers {
+	private fun subscribe() {
+		if (!syncher.hasChildren)
+			return
+
 		val level = level
 		check(level is ServerLevel) { "Invalid realm" }
 		unsubscribe()
@@ -442,7 +444,6 @@ abstract class MatteryBlockEntity(p_155228_: BlockEntityType<*>, p_155229_: Bloc
 		subs.subscribe(this)
 		_subCache = subs
 		playerListUpdated = true
-		return subs
 	}
 
 	private class ChunkSubscribers(level: ServerLevel, val chunkPos: Long) {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/block/entity/cable/EnergyCableGraph.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/block/entity/cable/EnergyCableGraph.kt
index c00d7d159..df421a4b4 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/block/entity/cable/EnergyCableGraph.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/block/entity/cable/EnergyCableGraph.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package ru.dbotthepony.mc.otm.block.entity.cable
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.Reference2ObjectOpenHashMap
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ReferenceArraySet
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ReferenceLinkedOpenHashSet
-import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager
 import ru.dbotthepony.mc.otm.SERVER_IS_LIVE
 import ru.dbotthepony.mc.otm.UNIVERSE_TICKS
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ import ru.dbotthepony.mc.otm.capability.receiveEnergy
 import ru.dbotthepony.mc.otm.config.CablesConfig
 import ru.dbotthepony.mc.otm.core.addAll
 import ru.dbotthepony.mc.otm.core.collect.map
-import ru.dbotthepony.mc.otm.core.collect.max
 import ru.dbotthepony.mc.otm.core.collect.reduce
 import ru.dbotthepony.mc.otm.core.math.Decimal
 import ru.dbotthepony.mc.otm.core.math.RelativeSide
@@ -24,6 +22,56 @@ import kotlin.collections.HashSet
 import kotlin.collections.LinkedHashSet
 import kotlin.math.ln
 
+private class LinkedPriorityQueue<T : Comparable<T>> {
+	private class Entry<T>(val value: T) {
+		var next: Entry<T>? = null
+	}
+
+	private var head: Entry<T>? = null
+
+	fun isNotEmpty(): Boolean {
+		return head != null
+	}
+
+	fun add(value: T) {
+		if (head == null) {
+			head = Entry(value)
+		} else if (head!!.value >= value) {
+			val entry = Entry(value)
+			entry.next = head
+			head = entry
+		} else {
+			var current = head
+			var previous = current
+
+			while (current != null) {
+				if (current.value >= value) {
+					val entry = Entry(value)
+					entry.next = current
+					previous!!.next = entry
+					return
+				}
+
+				previous = current
+				current = current.next
+			}
+
+			previous!!.next = Entry(value)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun remove(): T? {
+		val head = head
+
+		if (head != null) {
+			this.head = head.next
+			return head.value
+		}
+
+		return null
+	}
+}
+
 class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableGraph>() {
 	private val livelyNodes = HashSet<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node>()
 	private val livelyNodesList = ArrayList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node>()
@@ -43,6 +91,7 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 	private class CacheEntry {
 		val paths = ArrayList<SegmentPath>(1)
 		var saturated = false
+		var forceExploreAlternatives = false
 	}
 
 	// TODO: LRU cache?
@@ -138,7 +187,7 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 			nodes.add(node)
 		}
 
-		private val nodes = LinkedHashSet<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node>()
+		val nodes = LinkedHashSet<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node>()
 		var paths = ReferenceLinkedOpenHashSet<SegmentPath>()
 
 		operator fun contains(node: EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node): Boolean {
@@ -184,6 +233,7 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 		private var lastTick = 0
 		private var lastPoweredStatus = 0
 		private var lastPoweredSwitchFrequency = 0
+		private var poweredStatusFlightTicks = 4
 
 		private fun updateBlockstates(): Boolean {
 			if (nodes.isEmpty()) return false
@@ -196,7 +246,7 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 			val newState = transferredLastTick.isPositive
 			val numState = if (newState) 1 else -1
 
-			if (numState != lastPoweredStatus) {
+			if (numState != lastPoweredStatus || --poweredStatusFlightTicks > 0) {
 				lastPoweredStatus = numState
 				nodes.forEach { if (it.segment === this) it.updatePoweredState(newState) }
 			}
@@ -209,7 +259,7 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 		private fun blockstateUpdateStep() {
 			val new = updateBlockstates()
 			val changed = hasBlockstateTimer != new
-			hasBlockstateTimer = updateBlockstates()
+			hasBlockstateTimer = new
 			lastPoweredSwitchFrequency = (lastPoweredSwitchFrequency shl 1) or (if (changed) 1 else 0)
 
 			if (hasBlockstateTimer && SERVER_IS_LIVE) {
@@ -335,13 +385,19 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 					v.segment = Segment()
 					v.segment.throughput = v.energyThroughput
 					v.segment.throughputKnown = true
+					v.segment.lastTick = lastTick
 					v.segment.transferredLastTick = transferredLastTick
-					v.segment.lastPoweredStatus = lastPoweredStatus
 					v.segment.paths = paths.clone()
+					v.updatePoweredState(false)
+
 					paths.forEach { it.segments.add(v.segment) }
+
 					result.add(v.segment)
 				}
 
+				lastPoweredStatus = 0
+				poweredStatusFlightTicks = 4
+				paths.forEach { it.nodes.addAll(nodes) }
 				return result
 			}
 		}
@@ -354,6 +410,7 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 				val segment = Segment()
 				v._segment = segment
 				segment.nodes.add(v)
+				segment.lastTick = lastTick
 				segment.throughput = v.energyThroughput
 				segment.throughputKnown = true
 				segment.transferredLastTick = transferredLastTick
@@ -377,7 +434,7 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 		}
 
 		private fun tryCombineWith(segment: Segment): Boolean {
-			if (segment === this || segment.nodes.isEmpty()) return false
+			if (segment === this || segment.nodes.isEmpty() || segment.paths.isEmpty()) return false
 
 			// if nodes have same set of paths then it is safe to combine this with target segment
 			if (segment.paths == paths) {
@@ -405,7 +462,7 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 		}
 
 		fun tryCombine(with: Collection<Segment>) {
-			if (nodes.isEmpty()) return
+			if (nodes.isEmpty() || paths.isEmpty()) return
 
 			for (segment in with) {
 				if (tryCombineWith(segment)) return
@@ -421,14 +478,16 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 			return null
 		}
 
-		val openNodes = PriorityQueue<SearchNode>()
+		val openNodes = LinkedPriorityQueue<SearchNode>()
 		val seenNodes = HashSet<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node>()
 
 		openNodes.add(SearchNode(a, b, null, seenTop))
 
+		val existingNodes = HashSet<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node>()
+		existing.forEach { existingNodes.addAll(it.nodes) }
+
 		while (openNodes.isNotEmpty()) {
-			val first = openNodes.remove()
-			openNodes.remove(first)
+			val first = openNodes.remove()!!
 
 			if (first.node === b) {
 				// solution found
@@ -466,7 +525,7 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 			} else {
 				for (neighbour in first.node.neighboursView.values) {
 					if (!seenNodes.add(neighbour) || !neighbour.canTraverse) continue
-					val seen = existing.any { neighbour in it }
+					val seen = neighbour in existingNodes
 					if (seen && neighbour.energyThroughput <= threshold) continue
 					openNodes.add(SearchNode(neighbour, b, first, seen))
 				}
@@ -480,7 +539,7 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 	private var searchedOnTick = 0
 
 	private fun getPath(a: EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, b: EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, energyToTransfer: Decimal, sort: Boolean): List<SegmentPath> {
-		if (!a.canTraverse || !b.canTraverse)
+		if (!a.canTraverse || !b.canTraverse || energyToTransfer <= Decimal.ZERO)
 			return listOf()
 
 		if (searchedOnTick != UNIVERSE_TICKS) {
@@ -493,17 +552,19 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 		val maxSearches = CablesConfig.SEARCHES_PER_TICK
 
 		if (!list.saturated && lastTickSearches <= maxSearches) {
-			var maxThroughput = list.paths.iterator().map { it.availableThroughput }.reduce(Decimal.ZERO, Decimal::plus)
+			var maxThroughput = list.paths.maxOfOrNull { it.availableThroughput } ?: Decimal.ZERO
+			var combinedThroughput = list.paths.iterator().map { it.availableThroughput }.reduce(Decimal.ZERO, Decimal::plus)
 
-			while (maxThroughput < energyToTransfer && !list.saturated && ++lastTickSearches <= maxSearches) {
-				// TODO: Heuristics here is wrong
+			while ((list.forceExploreAlternatives || combinedThroughput < energyToTransfer) && !list.saturated && ++lastTickSearches <= maxSearches) {
+				list.forceExploreAlternatives = false
 				val find = findPath(a, b, list.paths, maxThroughput)
 
 				if (find == null || find in list.paths) {
 					list.saturated = true
 				} else {
 					list.paths.add(find)
-					maxThroughput += find.availableThroughput
+					combinedThroughput += find.availableThroughput
+					maxThroughput = maxOf(maxThroughput, find.availableThroughput)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -515,7 +576,10 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 	}
 
 	fun notifyThroughputsChanged() {
-		pathCache.values.forEach { it.saturated = false }
+		pathCache.values.forEach {
+			it.saturated = false
+			it.forceExploreAlternatives = true
+		}
 	}
 
 	override fun onNodeRemoved(node: EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node) {
@@ -523,13 +587,23 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 			check(livelyNodesList.remove(node))
 		}
 
-		node.segment.paths.forEach {
+		val touchedSegments = HashSet<Segment>()
+
+		node.segment.paths.toTypedArray().forEach {
 			pathCache.remove(it.a to it.b)
-			pathCache.remove(it.b to it.a)
+
+			it.segments.forEach { s ->
+				touchedSegments.add(s)
+				s.paths.remove(it)
+
+				// this doesn't cover 100% of cases where previously split path segments
+				// due to "this" path get recombined, but it should be good enough
+				s.paths.forEach { touchedSegments.addAll(it.segments) }
+			}
 		}
 
-		node.segment.paths = ReferenceLinkedOpenHashSet()
-		node.segment.split()
+		touchedSegments.addAll(node.segment.split())
+		touchedSegments.forEach { it.tryCombine(touchedSegments) }
 	}
 
 	override fun onNodeAdded(node: EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node) {
@@ -561,7 +635,7 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 				val it = side.neighbour.get() ?: continue
 				if (it is EnergyCableBlockEntity.CableSide) continue
 
-				val paths = getPath(fromNode, node, residue, !simulate)
+				val paths = getPath(fromNode, node, it.receiveEnergy(residue, true), !simulate)
 				hit = true
 
 				if (paths.size == 1) {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/network/syncher/SynchableGroup.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/network/syncher/SynchableGroup.kt
index bc3ee3c78..9b5ad3f04 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/network/syncher/SynchableGroup.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/network/syncher/SynchableGroup.kt
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ class SynchableGroup : Observer, ISynchable, Iterable<ISynchable> {
 	override val hasRemotes: Boolean
 		get() = remotes.isNotEmpty()
 
+	val hasChildren: Boolean
+		get() = slots.any { it != null }
+
 	override fun iterator(): Iterator<ISynchable> {
 		return slots.iterator().map { it?.synchable }.filterNotNull()
 	}