I would like to suggest the idea of being able to make a feature in witch the generator's power area can be extended. This shall be Done by adding copper wires, connected to the generator, right on the ground, and have that strip of wire go indefinetly, or atleast far (like 80 ,or less, tiles from the thing ). Due to the fact that the wire would eb exposed and dangerous to use, the player must put the wire throu a metal/lead pipe, so as to protect it from the elements, or add a toraly new item witch to wrap around the cable.
By all this, it is implyed that there must also be a electric panell on the other end of the cable, that would kinda act like the generator, but without the fuel consumption (cous the generator does that).