Talk:HV Solar Array/@comment-124.181.99.240-20120928230529/@comment-108.215.65.47-20121129183002

Nuclear Reactor:  There is no doubt.... these ARE dangerous no matter how safe your design. They also take up more space than solar panels and are harder on the eyes (arguably). When you include EE in the equation, they are cheaper than HV arrays but not MV arrays. You must also include the price of things such as reinforced stone/door/glass and a thermal moniter. SOME designs produce more power, however the more power a design produces, the more unstable it becomes. The best that I have made (2030 EU/t and relatively safe) is still less efficient than 4 HV panels. You must also consider the cost of uranium, ice, coolant cells etc. when comparing the reactor. Also, the nuclear reactor works all day long versus the solar panels which only work during sunlight hours. These are very effective at powering mass-fabricators. OVERALL RATING 6.5/10 (common uses) 9/10 (industrial uses)

HV Solar Array:  These are admittedly quite expensive. However, they take up little space, are very safe, and require little external hardware to operate, as they can be fed directly into an MFSU without the use of a HV transformer (like some reactors) and do not need saftey devices such as a thermal moniter. They do not take non-renewable recources so use, as all you do is pop them down and have an instant supply of energy. They provide MORE than enough energy to power a house, however they are not as effective at powering a mass-fabricator or a teleporter by themselves as a nuclear reactor. OVERALL RATING 8/10 (common uses) 7/10 (industrial uses)

MV Solar Array:  These are easily less expensive than a reactor or a HV array. They provide less energy per unit than both. However, 8 of them (the amount used for an HV array) can be used to spread out energy between areas such as your quarry, house etc. without using large quantaties of glass fibre cable (such as a HV array) and will have the same overall output as a HV array. Even as few as 3 of them will provide MORE than enough energy to power a MEDIUM house with a MEDIUM amount of machinery. They do NOT need an MV transformer (like a reactor and HV array) to be used with common machines. You do NOT need an MFSU (like a reactor and HV array) to use with common machines. The MV array is best used for household activities and not things such as a mass fabricator and teleporter (they may be used to supplement these things however). OVERALL RATING 9.5/10 (common uses)  6.5/10 (industrial uses)

Note:  I have all of these on SSP so the information is from MY world and will not be EXACTLY the same on everyones world.

And for all of you people complaining about EMC values..... WHERE IS THE FUN IN THAT?!