There has been much talk of Resource Credits ("RC") and what that means for Steemians.

Now, if you have just about managed to understand the difference between, Steem, Steem Power and Steem Backed Dollars. Here's one more bit of terminology you will need to understand to get the most out of your Steem Blockchain experience.

## So what are Resource Credits?

This is the fuel that the Steem Blockchain runs on. Every action taken on the Blockchain now has a cost that needs to be paid in Resource Credits. Don't have enough Resource Credits. Tough luck, you can't afford to do that action. 

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## Where do Resource Credits come from?

Resource credits are continuously being generated by the Steem Blockchain and allocated to Steem Power holders. That's right, the more Steem Power you hold, the more Resource Credits you are allocated and the more Resource Credits you can hold at any one time.

Imagine that solar panel being bigger and that storage unit growing larger with more Steem Power that you hold.

Like a solar powered house, no matter how much sunshine there is outside, you can only ever absorb as much as allowed by the size of your solar panel and you can only store up to the maximum your battery can hold.

In the Steemverse, the size of your solar panel to collect Resource Credits and the your ability to store Resource Credits are determined by the amount of Steem Power you have. Remember, holding Steem or SBD won't generate Resource Credits for your account, only when you power up and have Steem Power will you start generating Resource Credits.

So you can imagine, if your Steem Power is low, you are limited to how much you can collect and store. You may not have much in storage to spend on posting, commenting and other Blockchain activity such as transfers and delegations.

If you're a large Steem Power holder, your ability to collect enough resource credits and store it will be much larger. You can comment and post without much concern about your Resource Credit balance.

So if you plan to be here for a the long haul, I suggest getting hold of as much Steem Power as possible.

You won't be the only one chasing Steem Power, each new dapp that wants to run on top of the Steem Blockchain will need Steem Power to generate those Resource Credits so they can pay for the transactions they want to carry out on the Steem Blockchain.

## How have Resource Credits effected you?

For me, I have not been limited in my regular activities on the Steem Blockchain since the introduction of Resource Credits, but I have heard of those with Steem Power below 15 having some issues. Have you had any problems? Do you think this is a good way to decide who gets to use the Steem Blockchain?

@kabir88