Solar Panels
A mod that adds tiered and customizable solar panels to Minecraft!
About this Mod
Praise the sun! Support your green thumb by using these new solar panels to power your base. This mod includes five tiers of solar panels that progressively get stronger as you upgrade them. Their stats are all customizable in the config for the mod.
I made this mod to address the lack of a good standalone solar panel mod that has customization on the Fabric modloader. As such, I will not port this mod to Forge as there are already good alternatives.
Recipes
Solar Casing, Solar Voltaic Cell, and Solar Batteries make up the base components for your new solar panels:
And then here are the recipes for each tier of solar panel
Requires Cloth Config API and Fabric API!
Currently supporting the following Minecraft versions:
- 1.19.2
- 1.20
- 1.20.1
Credits
Item textures by Deadeye Dutch and panel textures by Flyte-less
Available Versions
How to Install Solar Panels on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Solar Panels". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1, 1.20, 1.19.2
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Solar Panels server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Solar Panels compatible with fabric?
Solar Panels officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.19.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Solar Panels – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Solar Panels consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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