diff --git a/Content.Server/Power/EntitySystems/PowerNetSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Power/EntitySystems/PowerNetSystem.cs
index 07ecc2eafb0..2d80c810e2e 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Power/EntitySystems/PowerNetSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Power/EntitySystems/PowerNetSystem.cs
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 using Content.Server.Power.Components;
 using Content.Server.Power.NodeGroups;
 using Content.Server.Power.Pow3r;
+using Content.Shared.CCVar;
 using Content.Shared.Power;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Robust.Server.GameObjects;
+using Robust.Shared.Configuration;
 using Robust.Shared.Threading;
 
 namespace Content.Server.Power.EntitySystems
@@ -18,19 +20,21 @@ public sealed class PowerNetSystem : EntitySystem
     {
         [Dependency] private readonly AppearanceSystem _appearance = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly PowerNetConnectorSystem _powerNetConnector = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly IConfigurationManager _cfg = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IParallelManager _parMan = default!;
 
         private readonly PowerState _powerState = new();
         private readonly HashSet<PowerNet> _powerNetReconnectQueue = new();
         private readonly HashSet<ApcNet> _apcNetReconnectQueue = new();
 
-        private readonly BatteryRampPegSolver _solver = new();
+        private BatteryRampPegSolver _solver = new();
 
         public override void Initialize()
         {
             base.Initialize();
 
             UpdatesAfter.Add(typeof(NodeGroupSystem));
+            _solver = new(_cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.DebugPow3rDisableParallel));
 
             SubscribeLocalEvent<ApcPowerReceiverComponent, ComponentInit>(ApcPowerReceiverInit);
             SubscribeLocalEvent<ApcPowerReceiverComponent, ComponentShutdown>(ApcPowerReceiverShutdown);
@@ -52,6 +56,13 @@ public override void Initialize()
             SubscribeLocalEvent<PowerSupplierComponent, ComponentShutdown>(PowerSupplierShutdown);
             SubscribeLocalEvent<PowerSupplierComponent, EntityPausedEvent>(PowerSupplierPaused);
             SubscribeLocalEvent<PowerSupplierComponent, EntityUnpausedEvent>(PowerSupplierUnpaused);
+
+            Subs.CVar(_cfg, CCVars.DebugPow3rDisableParallel, DebugPow3rDisableParallelChanged);
+        }
+
+        private void DebugPow3rDisableParallelChanged(bool val)
+        {
+            _solver = new(val);
         }
 
         private void ApcPowerReceiverInit(EntityUid uid, ApcPowerReceiverComponent component, ComponentInit args)
diff --git a/Content.Server/Power/Pow3r/BatteryRampPegSolver.cs b/Content.Server/Power/Pow3r/BatteryRampPegSolver.cs
index 5d52bde3777..34ed2695f5e 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Power/Pow3r/BatteryRampPegSolver.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Power/Pow3r/BatteryRampPegSolver.cs
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ namespace Content.Server.Power.Pow3r
     public sealed class BatteryRampPegSolver : IPowerSolver
     {
         private UpdateNetworkJob _networkJob;
+        private bool _disableParallel;
 
-        public BatteryRampPegSolver()
+        public BatteryRampPegSolver(bool disableParallel = false)
         {
+            _disableParallel = disableParallel;
             _networkJob = new()
             {
                 Solver = this,
@@ -54,7 +56,10 @@ public void Tick(float frameTime, PowerState state, IParallelManager parallel)
                 // suppliers + discharger) Then decide based on total layer size whether its worth parallelizing that
                 // layer?
                 _networkJob.Networks = group;
-                parallel.ProcessNow(_networkJob, group.Count);
+                if (_disableParallel)
+                    parallel.ProcessSerialNow(_networkJob, group.Count);
+                else
+                    parallel.ProcessNow(_networkJob, group.Count);
             }
 
             ClearBatteries(state);
diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
index 92967805a7e..ccef09000f3 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
@@ -2634,5 +2634,11 @@ public static readonly CVarDef<float>
             CVarDef.Create("ghost.allow_same_character", false, CVar.SERVERONLY);
 
         #endregion
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Set to true to disable parallel processing in the pow3r solver.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly CVarDef<bool> DebugPow3rDisableParallel =
+            CVarDef.Create("debug.pow3r_disable_parallel", true, CVar.SERVERONLY);
     }
 }