diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 382c28bbe..bbfb0c845 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 **Features**
 - Added an API
+- Increased cable recipe to 12 cables
 
 ### 0.7.8
 **Bugfixes**
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/externalstorage/TileExternalStorage.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/externalstorage/TileExternalStorage.java
index 930d01fa9..6628a00cd 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/externalstorage/TileExternalStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/externalstorage/TileExternalStorage.java
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ public class TileExternalStorage extends TileMachine implements IStorageProvider
 
     private int stored;
     private int capacity;
+    private int energyUsage;
 
     @Override
     public int getEnergyUsage() {
-        return 2;
+        return energyUsage;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -145,11 +146,12 @@ public class TileExternalStorage extends TileMachine implements IStorageProvider
     @Override
     public void provide(List<IStorage> storages) {
         if (getFacingTile() instanceof IDrawerGroup) {
+            IDrawerGroup group = (IDrawerGroup) getFacingTile();
+
+            energyUsage = group.getDrawerCount() * 2;
             stored = 0;
             capacity = 0;
 
-            IDrawerGroup group = (IDrawerGroup) getFacingTile();
-
             for (int i = 0; i < group.getDrawerCount(); ++i) {
                 if (group.isDrawerEnabled(i)) {
                     DrawerStorage storage = new DrawerStorage(this, group.getDrawer(i));
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ public class TileExternalStorage extends TileMachine implements IStorageProvider
 
             storages.add(storage);
 
+            energyUsage = 2;
             stored = storage.getStored();
             capacity = storage.getCapacity();
         } else {
@@ -175,6 +178,7 @@ public class TileExternalStorage extends TileMachine implements IStorageProvider
 
                 storages.add(storage);
 
+                energyUsage = 2;
                 stored = storage.getStored();
                 capacity = storage.getCapacity();
             }