About Cheaper Solar Panels
From Factorio Mod PortalSolar panel recipe is cheaper and crafted amount can be multiplied using a startup setting.
Cheaper Solar Panels
A lightweight and simple mod that makes solar power more accessible in the early and mid-game. Contributing to a greener planet :D The solar panel recipe becomes much cheaper, and you can adjust how many solar panels are crafted at once using a startup multiplier setting. I also made the same mod for accumulators so check that out too.
Features
Cheaper Recipe
Original: 5 Copper Plate, 15 Electronic Circuit, 5 Steel Plate New: 1 Copper Plate, 5 Electronic Circuit, 1 Steel Plate
Crafting Output Multiplier (Startup Setting)
Increase the number of solar panels produced per craft:
- x1 (default): Produces 1 solar panel
- x5: Produces 5 solar panels
- x10: Produces 10 solar panels
- Up to x100
Compatibility
- Factorio 2.0
- Space Age DLC (optional)
Settings
Solar Panel Output Multiplier
Controls how many solar panels are crafted from a single crafting operation. Helps reduce crafting spam and speeds up large solar builds without breaking game balance.
Why This Mod?
Solar power is reliable but slow to scale early game due to high resource costs. This mod reduces grind and improves efficiency, making it ideal for large solar fields and megabases. Use it to your liking and change the multiplier as you wish.
Performance
No scripts, no runtime impact, and completely safe for existing saves. Only recipe data is modified.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Built for Factorio 2.1.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
License
Published under MIT.
Cheaper Solar Panels on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Factorio servers. We download it from Factorio Mod Portal, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Factorio — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.0.1, released 2026-09-01
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.1 | 2026-09-01 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 1.0.0 | 2025-11-22 | 2.0 | n/a |
Dependencies
- Optional: [reserved]
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run Cheaper Solar Panels on a Factorio server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogWeapons, items & crafting
New weapons, gear, items and the recipes to make them.
Runs on your server
From source side supportFactorio Mod Portal lists Cheaper Solar Panels as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Factorio
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 2.1
Verified at the source
- ✓Factorio Mod PortalOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓Authorblen2, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
- ✓LicenseMITFree
