The best way to make use of solar energy is to set up device grouping in the control panel.
Empyrion solar panels tutorial.
Solar panel blocks are blocks used as an alternate source of power.
Solar capacitors will always prioritize using solar energy before burning fuel.
This means in order to make a base sustainable you re looking at a maximum of 300kw of consumption.
Solar panels have both sloped and horizontal varieties to enable more efficient.
As a guide each panel can produce 50 60kw of power so you can produce up to about 1mw of power.
If there are generators present the base will draw power from the capacitor s before using the generator s.
As such it.
I m new to the game.
I can t seem to place them one the roofs.
Having a backup generator is probably a good idea.
In addition any generators present in the base will not consume fuel as long as there is ample solar energy stored in capacitors to meet the base s power needs.
The tutorial quickly sends you off to find a deserted base with some power.
Solar energy setups can be complicated and require some thought to become truly efficient.