It only produces power when exposed to sunlight.
Astroneer how to get the solar panel to power base.
Small solar panels are crafted in your backpack s printer using copper this kind of panel can be placed on any item slot but in the backpack it will only produce power when placed on one of the widget slots see image on the right.
Click each of them to connect a cable to both ends of your base.
Power will now run through your base as expected.
It requires sunlight to provide power.
Notice the two blue ghost cables.
Unlike the medium solar panel the solar array isn t required to be placed on a platform.
The medium solar panel is one of the power generators in astroneer it can be placed on two adjacent slots on a platform or vehicle.
The solar array is a power module in astroneer.
In this video i will show you how to setup giant solar panels to power your base please take the time to hit that like button.