For each 5 solar panels you need 3 accumulators.
Factorio best solar panel layout.
I leave a space to walk between.
This so sums up factorio perfectionism and practicalism.
Solar panels are an unlimited source of free energy that produce no pollution.
Overall this design has a continuous power rating excluding roboport drain of 8 232mw.
You need 17 solar panels for each steam engine running at max capacity.
This layout has 170 accumulators and 196 panels.
During daylight hours every panel provides the maximum power level 60kw.
This means one solar panel produces an average of 42 kw over one day and night cycle.
Generated power will increase decrease linearly during dusk and dawn and no power is produced at night.
Though in all honesty you probably aren t ready for solar panels yet if the cost bothers you.
Something to consider is that many people like replacing a solar panel with a radar in.
This tutorial covers solar panel arrangements to use at various stages of the game including the building of the massive ratio perfect array from this foru.
Remember if you don t have enough solar panels things simply don t run as fast but if you don t have enough capacitors your entire base will shut down at night which can and will kill you in the right circumstances.
Plop a sub station down and fill it with solar pannels.
Solar panels and accumulators optimal ratio.
As for which to actually pick i d say it s up to your preference cilya s design with accumulators instead of a roboport is the only one with perfect 0 86 ratio among popular designs used by factorio players.
Note your roboports will be closer together here which isn t necessarily a bad thing depending on your base.
Just add as needed for each.
The ideal ratio is 0 84 accumulators panel.
There are either 5 36 extra accumulators or 6 38 missing solar panels.
Or more precisely you need power consumption in w 30 kw solar panels.
Haven t seen this design posted anywhere so here is yet another 0 15 solar panel layout this solar panel layout has a roboport only uses 4 substations has the exact 0 84 ratio 84 accumulators 100 solar panels and is symettrical.
Keep in mind that these numbers are approximate you may want to have a buffer for laser turrets if nothing else.
