Solar Panel
PowerExterior Facilities
Generates energy from sunlight. Reduced output at night or in deep water.
Power
Record ID solar-panel
Overview
Generates energy from sunlight. Reduced output at night or in deep water.
Type
Power
Classification
Exterior Facilities
Record ID
solar-panel
Crafting Recipe
Builder Menu
Base Object
Build Time
2.5s
Output
x1
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Placement Rules
Builder Menu
Base Object
Interaction Distance
500
Snapping
Base
Build Time
2.5s
Allowed Base Pieces
CorridorRoomHalf Round RoomFoundation PowerFoundationNook
Blocked Modules
Room Inside Corner Cap TopRoom Outside Corner Cap TopCorridor End CapCorridor Wall MidCorridor Wall End LeftCorridor Wall End Right
Unlock Requirements
Rule
Builder pickup
Trigger
On Pickup
Count
1
Scope
Player Specific
Builder Item Type
Rule
Builder unlock
Trigger
On Recipe Unlocked
Count
1
Scope
Player Specific
Builder Tool Recipe
Operating Notes
No official operating notes are recorded for this building yet.
Key Notes
- Basic power supply for surface habitats
- Automatic sun tracking
- Reduced efficiency at night (depending on non-sun light sources)
- Reduced efficiency at depth, falling off to zero
Official Databank
Silicon photovoltaic cells transform sunlight into energy. Although less efficient than modern quantum dot cells, these entry-level panels can be fabricated with basic materials like quartz.
Larger panel arrays combine more cells into a single rack.
Solar panels are philosophically attractive because they allow the colonist to function as an autotroph, creating their own energy directly from the sun instead of relying on other living or nonliving processes.
Do not attempt to power your habitat with a spotlight aimed at a solar panel. The universe forbids it.
Properties
Buildable on base exteriors
Allowed base pieces: Corridor, Room, Half Round Room, Foundation Power, Foundation, Nook
Prohibited modules: Room Inside Corner Cap Top, Room Outside Corner Cap Top, Corridor End Cap, Corridor Wall Mid, Corridor Wall End Left, Corridor Wall End Right
Interaction distance: 500
Power generation: 1-8
Base power generation: 8
Technical Data
Base Power Generation
8