factorio blueprint solar and accumulator builder

Sinsiliux wrote:Well don't want to sound rude but only because you do it like that doesn't mean it's the optimal way does it? I've posted all my math on how I calculated all that and unless you can prove me wrong with numbers I'll stick to saying that my way is a lot more optimal (in terms of resources and space needed to power up a base) than yours. Accus are not really needed in the beginning So I have enough capacity for some nights, even if the solar panels dont charge full one day.Īt the complete beginning you can build just only solar fields, so than at the day your complete energy comes from solar, and at night the steam engines would work. In the endgame I dont want to waste that much space on solar panels any more and the ratio gets more 1:2. If the aren't loaded full the following day I build more solar panels. If the accus are too fast empty, I build more accus. leave some of the steam engines connected (you'll need power in the night somehow). When I play a game, I build a bunch of solars and accus and just look after the first night, when were my accus empty and how fast where they recharged in the following day. Q2: Minimum 10 times the steam engines, realistic 15-20 times. Until I have really a LOT of solar and accus I alyways leave some of the steam engines on 'standby' by disconnecting eg the water pipe. Its really more trial and error at the moment, see anwer 2. 1:1 is ok, but ususally I build more accus. How many solar panels/accu combos would be require to place one of my 'power plants'? I've forgotten enough of my physics to forget how to calculate itĬurrently have 8 steam/8 burners 'power plants'.

If I were to change over from steam -> solar/accus, what's the best ratio of solar : accu's to use?

Factorio blueprint solar and accumulator builder