Solar Panel: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 19:37, 12 January 2026

Solar Panel

Slowly generates batteries when left in the sun.
Information
Source	Crafting
Sell Price	Cannot be sold
Crafting
Recipe Source	"Island Ingredients" Special Order
Ingredients	Refined Quartz (10) Iron Bar (5) Gold Bar (5)

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|keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Solar Panel, gift |site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki |type=article |title=Solar Panel - Stardew Valley Wiki }} The Solar Panel is a piece of Refining Equipment that generates 1 Battery Pack the morning after 7 sunny days when placed outdoors (including the day it was placed).^[1] The player receives the recipe after completing Caroline's Special Order "Island Ingredients".

Trivia

The solar panel counts sunny days based on the location it is placed. Thus, a solar panel placed down on Ginger Island will not be affected by rain in Stardew Valley, and vice versa.
- Arguably the best location to place solar panels is the Calico Desert due to the desert having its own weather (always sunny).

References

↑ See Object::DayUpdate and Object::performDropDownAction in the game code, and Data/BigCraftablesInformation.xnb for item ID.

History

1.5: Introduced.

Equipment
Artisan		Bee House • Cask • Cheese Press • Dehydrator • Fish Smoker • Keg • Loom • Mayonnaise Machine • Oil Maker • Preserves Jar
Refining		Bait Maker • Bone Mill • Charcoal Kiln • Crystalarium • Deluxe Worm Bin • Furnace • Geode Crusher • Heavy Furnace • Heavy Tapper • Lightning Rod • Mushroom Log • Ostrich Incubator • Recycling Machine • Seed Maker • Slime Egg-Press • Slime Incubator • Solar Panel • Tapper • Wood Chipper • Worm Bin
Farming	Fertilizer	Basic Fertilizer • Basic Retaining Soil • Deluxe Fertilizer • Deluxe Retaining Soil • Deluxe Speed-Gro • Hyper Speed-Gro • Quality Fertilizer • Quality Retaining Soil • Speed-Gro • Tree Fertilizer
	Sprinklers	Iridium Sprinkler • Quality Sprinkler • Sprinkler
	Other	Deluxe Scarecrow • Garden Pot • Rarecrow • Scarecrow
Fishing	Bait	Bait • Challenge Bait • Deluxe Bait • Magic Bait • Magnet • Targeted Bait • Wild Bait
	Tackle	Barbed Hook • Cork Bobber • Curiosity Lure • Dressed Spinner • Lead Bobber • Quality Bobber • Sonar Bobber • Spinner • Trap Bobber • Treasure Hunter
	Other	Crab Pot
Bombs		Bomb • Cherry Bomb • Mega Bomb
Fences		Gate • Hardwood Fence • Iron Fence • Stone Fence • Wood Fence
Storage		Big Chest • Big Stone Chest • Chest • Junimo Chest • Mini-Fridge • Stone Chest
Signs		Dark Sign • Stone Sign • Text Sign • Wood Sign
Misc		Anvil • Coffee Maker • Cookout Kit • Deconstructor • Fairy Dust • Farm Computer • Hopper • Mini-Forge • Mini-Jukebox • Mini-Shipping Bin • Sewing Machine • Staircase • Statue Of Blessings • Statue Of The Dwarf King • Telephone • Tent Kit • Tools • Workbench

[solar-1] See Object::DayUpdate and Object::performDropDownAction in the game code, and Data/BigCraftablesInformation.xnb for item ID.

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 |source      = [[Crafting]]
 |recipe      = [[File:Caroline Icon.png|24px|link=]] [[Quests#Island Ingredients|"Island Ingredients"]] Special Order
-|ingredients = {{name|Refined Quartz|10}}{{name|Iron Bar|5}}{{name|Gold Bar|5}}
+|ingredients = {{Name|Refined Quartz|10}}{{Name|Iron Bar|5}}{{Name|Gold Bar|5}}
 |sellprice   = N/A
 }}
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 ==Trivia==
 * The solar panel counts sunny days based on the location it is placed. Thus, a solar panel placed down on [[Ginger Island|Ginger Island]] will not be affected by rain in Stardew Valley, and vice versa.
-** In 1.6, the best location to place solar panels is the [[The Desert|the Calico Desert]] due to the desert now having its own location context and weather conditions (always sunny). In 1.5, the desert uses the same underlying weather as the rest of the mainland and placing solar panels there has no advantage over anywhere else on the mainland.
+** Arguably the best location to place solar panels is [[The Desert|the Calico Desert]] due to the desert having its own [[weather]] (always sunny).
 ==References==