Add a "charge/drain/auto power" switch to connectors
If the connector on a station is in the charging mode, it wouldn't be able to drain a docked ship's batteries, and it could automatically put the batteries to charging mode for the time the ship is docked(and return them to the previous mode on disconnect, to avoid an unpowered ship falling and getting destroyed).
The drain mode would discharge the ship's batteries into station's, for example to use the ship as a power source when the station has temporary troubles with power, or maybe for scrappers who don't want to waste any resource before grinding a ship down.
The default auto mode wouldn't change anything, all would work like it does now.
Also, a "who can recieve power from this connector" box could be added(like with targeting settings on turrets), so docking with somebody else's grid wouldn't be a risk of getting your electricity stolen via the drain mode, but would allow "guest" chargers to exist for wherever they are needed.
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