This means one solar panel produces an average of 42 kw over one day and night cycle.
													
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																	There are either 5 36 extra accumulators or 6 38 missing solar panels. 
																	You can always sacrifice a bit of the optimal ratio for a cleaner design but you should stay in the area of 0 8 0 9. 
																	During daylight hours every panel provides the maximum power level 60kw. 
																	For each 5 solar panels you need 3 accumulators. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	2628 accumulators 3118 solar panels 0 8428. 
																	Just add as needed for each. 
																	Mk1 a mark one is just a bunch of poles with y know solar panels mixed in madzuri nov 2016 mk2 focuses on ratios mk3 uses roboports to construct the tile mk4 uses a diagonal spacing to reduce roboports and ups mk5 makes use of most if not all of the radar range. 
																	I leave a space to walk between. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Looks like 912 accumulators to 16 solar panels which is a 0 560 75 ratio. 
																	You need 17 solar panels for each steam engine running at max capacity. 
																	Though in all honesty you probably aren t ready for solar panels yet if the cost bothers you. 
																	The ideal ratio is 0 84 accumulators panel. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Plop a sub station down and fill it with solar pannels. 
																	This layout has 170 accumulators and 196 panels. 
																	The optimal ratio is 0 84 thus a more ideal setup would be 21 accumulators to 25 solar panels. 
																	The optimal ratio is 0 84 21 25 accumulators per solar panel and 23 8 solar panels per megawatt required by your factory this ratio accounts for solar panels needed to charge the accumulators this means that you need 1 428 mw of production of solar panels and 100mj of storage to provide 1 mw of power over one day night cycle. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	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. 
																	Here is a quite popular blueprintable design by madzuri. 
																	Solar panels are an unlimited source of free energy that produce no pollution. 
																	Or more precisely you need power consumption in w 30 kw solar panels. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Overall this design has a continuous power rating excluding roboport drain of 8 232mw. 
																	Solar panels and accumulators optimal ratio. 
																	I don t beleve in perfect ratios for solar.