Solar panels/extractors (probably more) cease working after the chunks are unloaded and then reloaded

I was making a mock powergrid in the creative server, and when I left the server and rejoined (causing the chunks on which the panels and powerbanks were to be unloaded/reloaded), the solar panels were no longer working, and neither were the extractors of the powerbanks. I am not sure whether this bug extends to survival mode also, but if so it would be potentially gamebreaking.