Stairs don't have any power at all. All the energy used to climb them
has to come from your muscles.
An elevator gets its power from the electric motors that lift it. All YOU
have to do is stand there and look around.
All of this is a big part of the reason why elevators have become so
popular, and why no buildings with more than a few floors were built
before elevators were invented.
Both particles and big objects will be influenced by each other less if they are moved further apart.