Daylight Solar Panel
Summary
The Daylight Solar Panel is the grown-up version of the base Solar Panel — the second tier of the day branch. It's four times stronger, still runs only by day under open sky, and produces nothing at night. You can't craft it. The only way to get one is to grow it from a base panel with a Solar Evolution Chip (see Solar Panel → Progression).
Mini-example: evolved from a base panel with a day chip → 4 EU/FE/t in clear daylight. Two of these on a roof comfortably run a small workshop through the day and charge a Battery Box for the evening.
Energy
The panel only produces power — it never takes any in. It holds up to 8000 EU/FE and sends it out on an LV line.
| What | Value |
|---|---|
| Internal buffer | 8000 EU/FE |
| Output | up to 20 EU/FE/t (LV) |
| Base output (clear day) | 4 EU/FE/t |
Energy leaves through the 4 sides and the bottom. The top face is the working surface — don't cover it.
Generation
Same rules as the base panel: Overworld only, by day, with open sky above. Glass is fine; rain, thunder or a solid roof shut it down.
| Situation | Output |
|---|---|
| Clear day, open sky | 4 EU/FE/t |
| Glass above (transparent) | 4 EU/FE/t (no change) |
| Leaves / cobweb above (partial shade) | ~2 EU/FE/t |
| Snow layer or snowfall | 1 EU/FE/t (a small trickle) |
| Rain or thunder | 0 |
| Night | 0 |
Interface
One screen shows the buffer level, current output and the sky state (day / snow / rain / night).
Block Properties
A flat slab half a block tall, like the base panel. Any pickaxe breaks it.
| What | Value |
|---|---|
| Shape | low panel (half-slab) |
| Tool | pickaxe |
Sound
The same soft hum as the base panel — it plays only while working (day, open sky) and falls silent at night, in bad weather or under a roof. See the base panel.
Recipes
Not craftable. The only way to get it is to grow it from a base Solar Panel: drop in a Solar Evolution Chip and let the panel work for a few clear days. The stored energy carries over. In REI/JEI press R to see an informational page describing the evolution (not a crafting recipe).
Progression
Second tier of the day branch (T2), grown from the base Solar Panel. From here it can evolve further up the day branch in future tiers.
Related
Solar Panel — the neutral T1, the panel you grow this from. Moonlit Solar Panel — the mirror of the night branch. Battery Box · Copper Cable