diff --git a/crates/energy/benches/nearby.rs b/crates/energy/benches/nearby.rs
index 01149b87..01d03730 100644
--- a/crates/energy/benches/nearby.rs
+++ b/crates/energy/benches/nearby.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ use de_test_utils::{load_points, NumPoints};
 use parry3d::math::{Isometry, Vector};
 use parry3d::shape::{Cuboid, TriMesh};
 
-const MAP_SIZE: f32 = 2000.;
-const MOVEMENT_RADIUS: f32 = 100.;
+const UNIT_SPACING: f32 = 7.;
+const MOVEMENT_RADIUS: f32 = 40.;
 const SPEED: f32 = 10.; // based on MAX_H_SPEED in movement
 
 #[derive(ScheduleLabel, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ fn update_index(
 
 fn init_world_with_entities_moving(world: &mut World, num_entities: &NumPoints) {
     let mut index = EntityIndex::new();
-    let max_point_value = MAP_SIZE - MOVEMENT_RADIUS * 2.;
-
+    let max_point_value =
+        UNIT_SPACING * (<NumPoints as Into<usize>>::into(*num_entities) as f32).sqrt();
     assert!(max_point_value > 0.);
 
     let points = load_points(num_entities, max_point_value);
@@ -149,9 +149,17 @@ fn nearby_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
                     }
 
                     time.elapsed() - duration_updating_other_stuff
-                })
+                });
             },
         );
+        let mut amount_of_connections_formed = 0;
+        for connections in app.world.query::<&mut NearbyUnits>().iter(&app.world) {
+            amount_of_connections_formed += connections.units().len()
+        }
+        println!(
+            "We ended up with {} connections between {} units",
+            amount_of_connections_formed, number_of_units
+        );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/energy/src/graph.rs b/crates/energy/src/graph.rs
index ae713e79..d3ca7f54 100644
--- a/crates/energy/src/graph.rs
+++ b/crates/energy/src/graph.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl Plugin for GraphPlugin {
 
 /// wrapped entity to allow for default values (se we can work with TinyVec)
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
-struct NearbyEntity(Entity);
+pub struct NearbyEntity(Entity);
 
 impl Default for NearbyEntity {
     fn default() -> Self {
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ pub struct NearbyUnits {
     last_pos: Option<Vec2>,
 }
 
+impl NearbyUnits {
+    pub fn units(&self) -> TinyVec<[NearbyEntity; 256]> {
+        self.units.both()
+    }
+}
+
 fn setup(mut commands: Commands) {
     commands.insert_resource(PowerGrid::default());
 }
diff --git a/crates/test_utils/src/lib.rs b/crates/test_utils/src/lib.rs
index 2fcce0e1..9b80ece9 100644
--- a/crates/test_utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/test_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use glam::Vec2;
 
 /// An enum to allow for safe selection of the number of points to load from the test data
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum NumPoints {
     OneHundred,
     OneThousand,