checking if this is what linters is mad about

code/controllers/subsystem/machines.dm

@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(machines)
 		var/obj/machinery/thing = currentrun[currentrun.len]
 		currentrun.len--
 		if(!QDELETED(thing) && thing.process(seconds) != PROCESS_KILL)
-			//if(thing.use_power)
-				//thing.auto_use_power() //add back the power state //need help deciding what to do here other than commenting this out. if still it it doubles a lot of idle machine draws.
+			if(thing.use_power)
+				thing.auto_use_power() //add back the power state //need help deciding what to do here other than commenting this out. if still it it doubles a lot of idle machine draws.
 		else
 			processing -= thing
 			if (!QDELETED(thing))

code/game/machinery/_machinery.dm

@@ -278,15 +278,15 @@ Class Procs:
 	updateUsrDialog()
 	update_appearance()
 
-/*/obj/machinery/proc/auto_use_power() //obsolete, tick controller doesn't call this anymore because machines use addStaticPower now.
+/obj/machinery/proc/auto_use_power() //obsolete, tick controller doesn't call this anymore because machines use addStaticPower now.
 	if(!powered(power_channel))
 		return 0
 	if(use_power == 1)
 		use_power(idle_power_usage,power_channel)
 	else if(use_power >= 2)
 		use_power(active_power_usage,power_channel)
 	return 1
-*/
+
 
 ///Called when we want to change the value of the `is_operational` variable. Boolean.
 /obj/machinery/proc/set_is_operational(new_value)