Solar Panels

Solar Panels are passive generators that produce energy from sunlight.

It is a tiered system, progressing as follows:

Name	Tier	Day Energy Generation per Tick	Night Energy Generation per Tick	Energy Storage
Basic Solar Panel	Micro	3	-	6k
Advanced Solar Panel	Low	12	-	24k
Industrial Solar Panel	Medium	24	4	48k
Ultimate Solar Panel	High	48	8	96k
Quantum Solar Panel	Insane	512	32	1m
Creative Solar Panel1)	Infinite	∞	∞	∞

A solar panel has three possible states:

• Direct Sunlight: The panel is producing at its maximum rate — Sky access, day time, and Clear weather.
• Reduced Sunlight: The panel is producing its night-time generation rate — Night time, Rain, or Thunder weather.
• Obstructed Sunlight: The panel doesn't have a direct view of the sky — A solid block is directly above it (the distance away from the top of the solar panel doesn't matter).

Day & Night

Solar Panels do not generate energy based on the light level of sunlight like the Daylight Detector, but are rather based on the Daylight Cycle and occur at times 12542 and 23460.

These times are the same as when the player can and cannot sleep in a bed.

• Right click a solar panel to open its GUI and view the specifications and current status (this works on all tiers except Infinite).
• Solar panels output energy from all sides, and putting a wire on the top does not interfere with energy generation.
• Energy output can be turned on and off using Redstone.
• Solar panels all output at 2.0k Energy per Tick, and will likely be limited by the attached cable.²⁾