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Solar Panel Block Component

The utilitycraft:solar_panel block component allows you to create passive generators that produce Dorios Energy (DE) automatically based on environmental conditions.

Solar Panels do not consume items or fluids. They generate energy passively when the required conditions are met.

Component Structure​

"utilitycraft:solar_panel": {
  "entity": {
    "name": "solar_panel",
    "type": "passive"
  },
  "generator": {
    "energy_cap": 128000,
    "rate_speed_base": 48
  }
}

Entity Configuration​

  • name (optional)
    Custom name assigned to the internal entity.
    Used to link the block with its UI.
    If omitted, the system uses the full block identifier as the entity name.

  • type (required)

For the Solar Panel:

  • type: "passive"
    Indicates the generator produces energy automatically without consuming items or fluids.

Generator Configuration​

  • energy_cap (required)
    Maximum energy storage in DE.

  • rate_speed_base (required)
    Base energy generation per tick.

The system automatically adjusts internally to respect the world refresh speed.

Required Tick Component​

Solar Panels must include minecraft:tick to update passive generation.

Example:

"minecraft:tick": {
  "interval_range": [2, 2]
}

Example Advanced Solar Panel Block​

{
  "format_version": "1.20.80",
  "minecraft:block": {
    "description": {
      "identifier": "utilitycraft:advanced_solar_panel",
      "states": {
        "utilitycraft:on": [false, true]
      },
      "menu_category": {
        "category": "construction"
      }
    },
    "components": {
      "utilitycraft:solar_panel": {
        "entity": {
          "name": "solar_panel",
          "type": "passive"
        },
        "generator": {
          "energy_cap": 128000,
          "rate_speed_base": 48
        }
      },
      "minecraft:geometry": "geometry.utilitycraft_solar_panel",
      "minecraft:material_instances": {
        "*": {
          "texture": "utilitycraft_advanced_solar_panel_off",
          "render_method": "alpha_test"
        }
      },
      "minecraft:tick": {
        "interval_range": [2, 2]
      },
      "minecraft:selection_box": {
        "origin": [-8, 0, -8],
        "size": [16, 5, 16]
      },
      "minecraft:collision_box": {
        "origin": [-8, 0, -8],
        "size": [16, 5, 16]
      },
      "minecraft:destructible_by_mining": {
        "seconds_to_destroy": 1
      },
      "minecraft:destructible_by_explosion": false,
      "tag:dorios:generator": {},
      "tag:dorios:energy": {},
      "tag:minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible": {}
    }
  }
}