(OUTDATED...Will fix as there is new items..i belive)

Hiya all fellow space lovers.

In this guide i will show you how to layout and setup your power step by step..and no not with a video...I will be doing this all with screenshots,

If there is any parts wrong in this guide then please commant below.

This took me some time to test and to get this right (maybe), so lets start huh.

To kick this off we start here...the Solar Arrays.

What you are going to be needing is this, and bare in mind we are going to be using one of each for this guide, so you will need to use more then one in game to get this to work.

• Solar Array (366W of power per Array)
  
• Cable Spool (five Cables per Spool)
  
• Socket Hub (six red sockets and six green sockets)

Now from here what you need to do is insert a cable in the green socket on the solar array,
so place the red end of the cable into the green Socket.

Like So.

Now Insert the green end into the red socket on the Socket Hub.

Like So, Easy huh :P.....Moving on.

Now that you got your layout with Solar Array and the Socket Hub..like so below.


Your next stop will be adding something else to the line...say umm this.
There you go...one set up with just one Solar Array and Socket Hub plus two cables and a Meterials Refinery. (side note to add....you will need more arrays for other things..like the Refinery..so bear that in mind)

Now i could of done this wrong, but this is best way i found for now.

One thing to note with the socket hub...you can add more then one to that hub...so like this...you can add...ummm like six other solars on to one hub and then add other machines on the other side of the hub...sadly there is no batteries buildable but the solars do have two sets of batteries on each side...ohhhh and before i even forget...do not forget to clean the solar arrays..so that they can keep on powering your base to its full. also and this is right from the user commants (You might want to add a note on solar panel oriëntation. For maximum exposure you want the power socket to be facing either North or South. This to make the panels face the sun more directly as it passes overhead @Defhrone)

I hope this part helps.

Ok the MMRTG or better knowen as Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, now i do know the power on this is much lower then the solar arrays and this one is radioactive decay which creates heat as it decays, converting all that thermal energy into electrical energy.

So just like the same setup as solar array.

Stats for this is about 288W of power per Unit.
but don't forget what Vas said..Its powered by radioactive decay

(My side note: i did have a bit in here saying it was heat powered...in turn was not true..sooo Thank @Vas for putting me right on this and i changed parts that he said)

And here it is...this is what it looks like when you place the cable on the wall mounted sockets.

...for this to work in a way with bigger bases ..you can place tanks and what not inside and power it from outside to inside. or power a greenhouse...you can even use the layout with a Hub to, so that you can chain solars to each other and then just use the right cables for the sockets on the wall.

Stats:

• Two red and green sockets on the outside.
  
• One red and green on the inside.

Ok so i seen posts from others asking what do Grid and load do.

Well to put it this way...the best way i can put this.

Grid

The Grid is the Power supply that you would have, So lets say you got 1000W of power.

Sunlight or heat > Solar array > To house.

That's your grid.

Now the load is well something like this.

PC or Xbox plus TV....lights....cooker ummm phone on charge... all turned on at once....thats your load.


Typical loads:
Drill 4kW
Soil 2-2.5kW
Refinery 2-2.5kW
Air 2-2.5kW
(Thanks Sirveri for the info)

Ok to make more sense of this part more...i put what raverpunk101 said in a post

ok, take a look at load and grid, if load is higher then grid, then theirs not enough output, you will need a connector hub to connect multiple generators, be sure to have grid higher then load. it will also indicate how many minutes are left on current battery power. (I have to use 8 mmrtgs, 2 switches and about 2 cable spools of wire.)symptoms are: it will power on then off, 3 times, like a normal power grid system does, if on the third try it doesnt work, it shuts it down until its unplugged and plugged back in.

the MMRTG, which in sense would be better if its housed inside as it generates heat, (Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-Mission_Radioisotope_Thermoelectric_Generator ) is the best way to go as you dont have to clean panels constantly and lasts for 15 years think?. when you need to move to a new area, get a forklift and a cagged crate and throw it all in their, as areas do run out of resources.

I hope that helped..

ok so a big disclamer on this...none of the mods showen here was done by me, i do not take cred or anything the sort for the mods posted here

Now on to the mods :)

****Solar Array****

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=837190674

****Solar Array And M.M.R.T.G****

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=547616732&searchtext=

****Battery 3 kWh 9 kWh 18 kWh****

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=923083723&searchtext=

****5 kW 10kW 15kW Socket Hub MMRTG (MAIN BRANCH)****
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=952929852

Ok so here is where i will add update's on what was changed in this guide.

• Added more mod's to the mod area.
  
• Stats and amount's added to Build One - solar power.
  
• Worked on Build Two - M.M.R.T.G and also added stats for the machine.
  
• Build Three - With small base layout and solar power added.
  
• Grid and load updated with user commants from posts...thanks raverpunk101
  
• Build One - solar power updated with user commant from Defhrone, About solar panel orientation, Thank you for that
  
• Build Two - M.M.R.T.G Updated with parts of User commant from Vas
  
• Added a Mods page. YAY \o.o/