diff --git a/Content.Server/Light/EntitySystems/PoweredLightSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Light/EntitySystems/PoweredLightSystem.cs
index bac13274ea..01ea48c4cc 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Light/EntitySystems/PoweredLightSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Light/EntitySystems/PoweredLightSystem.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using Content.Server.DeviceNetwork.Systems;
 using Content.Server.Ghost;
 using Content.Server.Light.Components;
 using Content.Server.Power.Components;
+using Content.Server.Power.EntitySystems;
 using Content.Server.Temperature.Components;
 using Content.Shared.Audio;
 using Content.Shared.Damage;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Light.EntitySystems
         [Dependency] private readonly SharedDoAfterSystem _doAfterSystem = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly SharedAudioSystem _audio = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly SharedAppearanceSystem _appearance = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly PowerReceiverSystem _power = default!;
 
         private static readonly TimeSpan ThunkDelay = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2);
         public const string LightBulbContainer = "light_bulb";
@@ -241,6 +243,14 @@ namespace Content.Server.Light.EntitySystems
         }
         #endregion
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Supply factor (0-1) as input x, returns linear light scale (0-1).
+        /// </summary>
+        private float LightCurve(float x)
+        {
+            return (float)(1/0.8*(x-0.2));
+        }
+
         private void UpdateLight(EntityUid uid,
             PoweredLightComponent? light = null,
             ApcPowerReceiverComponent? powerReceiver = null,
@@ -265,9 +275,10 @@ namespace Content.Server.Light.EntitySystems
             switch (lightBulb.State)
             {
                 case LightBulbState.Normal:
-                    if (powerReceiver.Powered && light.On)
+                    float factor = LightCurve(_power.SupplyFactor(uid, powerReceiver));
+                    if (factor > 0 && light.On)
                     {
-                        SetLight(uid, true, lightBulb.Color, light, lightBulb.LightRadius, lightBulb.LightEnergy, lightBulb.LightSoftness);
+                        SetLight(uid, true, lightBulb.Color, light, lightBulb.LightRadius*factor, lightBulb.LightEnergy*factor, lightBulb.LightSoftness);
                         _appearance.SetData(uid, PoweredLightVisuals.BulbState, PoweredLightState.On, appearance);
                         var time = _gameTiming.CurTime;
                         if (time > light.LastThunk + ThunkDelay)
diff --git a/Content.Server/Power/Components/ApcPowerReceiverComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Power/Components/ApcPowerReceiverComponent.cs
index ae4d739430..e224e86153 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Power/Components/ApcPowerReceiverComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Power/Components/ApcPowerReceiverComponent.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Power.Components
         }
 
         public bool? PoweredLastUpdate;
+        public float LastPowerReceived;
 
         [ViewVariables]
         public PowerState.Load NetworkLoad { get; } = new PowerState.Load
diff --git a/Content.Server/Power/EntitySystems/PowerNetSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Power/EntitySystems/PowerNetSystem.cs
index b457a321a1..6b196cf45d 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Power/EntitySystems/PowerNetSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Power/EntitySystems/PowerNetSystem.cs
@@ -297,13 +297,14 @@ namespace Content.Server.Power.EntitySystems
             while (enumerator.MoveNext(out var uid, out var apcReceiver))
             {
                 var powered = apcReceiver.Powered;
-                if (powered == apcReceiver.PoweredLastUpdate)
+                if (apcReceiver.LastPowerReceived == apcReceiver.NetworkLoad.ReceivingPower)
                     continue;
 
                 if (metaQuery.GetComponent(uid).EntityPaused)
                     continue;
 
                 apcReceiver.PoweredLastUpdate = powered;
+                apcReceiver.LastPowerReceived = apcReceiver.NetworkLoad.ReceivingPower;
                 var ev = new PowerChangedEvent(apcReceiver.Powered, apcReceiver.NetworkLoad.ReceivingPower);
 
                 RaiseLocalEvent(apcReceiver.Owner, ref ev);
diff --git a/Content.Server/Power/EntitySystems/PowerReceiverSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Power/EntitySystems/PowerReceiverSystem.cs
index 35412d1742..1e70b7ac7b 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Power/EntitySystems/PowerReceiverSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Power/EntitySystems/PowerReceiverSystem.cs
@@ -156,6 +156,25 @@ namespace Content.Server.Power.EntitySystems
             return receiver.Powered;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Return the fraction of the load power that is actually supplied to this receiver, e.g. 1
+        /// if full power and 0 if no power. Better at handling brownouts compared to IsPowered().
+        /// Handles always-powered devices correctly.
+        /// </summary>
+        public float SupplyFactor(EntityUid uid, ApcPowerReceiverComponent? receiver = null)
+        {
+            if (!Resolve(uid, ref receiver, false))
+                return 1f;
+
+            if (receiver.PowerDisabled)
+                return 0f;
+
+            if (!receiver.NeedsPower)
+                return 1f;
+
+            return receiver.NetworkLoad.ReceivingPower / receiver.Load;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Turn this machine on or off.
         /// Returns true if we turned it on, false if we turned it off.