I was thinking about how the powered materials are, in most cases, exactly the same as their unpowered counterparts. This is because it just takes one SPRK from PSCN, and they act exactly the same until a SPRK from NSCN comes along (most often in a sad attempt at trying to not "cheat"). My idea was that they require constantly being powered to run constantly. Now, this would break old saves and all that, which is why I propose them as a new element series instead. Instead of "powered ...", it would be "temporary ...".

How this would work is simple, and we'll be using TCLN as an example: TCLN with a life of 0 checks for SPRK neighboring it. If it finds any, that TCLN, and all the TCLN it is connected to*, gains a life of 4. It counts down from there until it returns to a life of 0. TCLN with positive life acts like regular CLNE (except TCLN(SPRK) doesn't do anything).

This main idea also goes for PVOD, and possibly some of the other powered materials**.

There is also TCON, the temporary version of CONV. It can't convert conducting materials, SPRK, TCON, or CONV, and acts like other temporary elements.

Temporary elements would go in the "Powered Elements" grouping. To help out with the cheatiness problem, they  break at high pressure (however, not gravity, unlike other breakable electronics) into BREL.

*Similar to how INST mass powers.

**I see HSWC, PUMP, & GPMP as potentially good, and PPIP, PBCN, & LCRY as probably not (PIPE's purpose gets ruined by needing power, TCLN is already pretty breakable & TBCN would be the sixth CLNE variant, and LCRY is purely visual so there is no need for complex power supply mechanics).

TL;DR: Versions of powered elements, plus CONV, that require a constant stream of power to opperate, and are weaker than their regular counterparts.

Please leave your thoughts, I want to make this as good as an idea as posible.