I like it because it embraces the chaos you rarely find in factorio.
Factorio perfect solar layout.
There are either 5 36 extra accumulators or 6 38 missing solar panels.
This so sums up factorio perfectionism and practicalism.
Just add as needed for each.
Source this setup puts all 4 science packs on one belt making it easier to grab the science packs from the belt to the labs and looking pretty chaotic and cool.
I took to my sandbox editor and threw together a basic design checked it for ratios and found it a perfect 84 accumulators and 100 solar panels.
Plop a sub station down and fill it with solar pannels.
I don t beleve in perfect ratios for solar.
Overall this design has a continuous power rating excluding roboport drain of 8 232mw.
More accumulators than needed helps safeguard from unexpected night spikes more solar than can be accumulated gets all wasted.
Nice work though i know these things are not that easy to design this is the last one i came up with but it uses only 1 roboport.
Though in all honesty you probably aren t ready for solar panels yet if the cost bothers you.
And slightly over the ratio instead of under is the way to go.
This layout has 170 accumulators and 196 panels.
This layout is not made by me.
The ideal ratio is 0 84 accumulators panel.
I leave a space to walk between.
Solar panels and accumulators optimal ratio.