An important thing to note is that neither solar panels nor crop fields block the turbines and so can be placed in their wind zones for compact.
Rimworld solar panel or wind turbine.
Solar panels produce no power during the night and during an eclipse and wind turbines are completely unreliable.
The big downside to turbines is the large amount of clear ground they require.
A wind turbine produces a variable amount of power up to 3450w based on the current wind speed for wind conditions see weather it works day and night compared to a solar generator which only works during the day.
Solar panels supply 1700w during the day while turbines can supply up to 3000w max and will work both day and night.
Wind turbines can also share restricted zones.
They also need lots of space so place solars in their exclusion zones.
If the colony has no other backup power source it is highly recommended to keep some additional batteries behind a power switch on a separate network see hazards above so they can be brought online in the case of a short.
They will spin equally well in any direction.
A solar generator provides up to 1700w of power from sunlight.
There is no such thing as wind direction in this game so orientation of the turbines doesn t matter.
Wind has higher max output but is almost always changing on the other hand it is immune to eclipses.
It has much smaller space requirements than a wind turbine but provides no power at night or during an eclipse it can be placed in a wind turbine s exclusion zone with no effect on the turbine.
Just as long as the turbine itself is in the zone.
Geothermals make a lot of power but are very expensive need research and can only go on steam vents.
Wind turbines make a hell of a lot of power but unpredictably.
They will spin equally well in any direction.
Geothermal must be placed on geysers but works at full strength 24 7 unless a solar flare hits.
A wind turbine produces a variable amount of power up to 3450w based on the current wind speed for wind conditions see weather it works day and night compared to a solar generator which only works during the day.
Just make sure you leave space so you can get to the wind turbine later when it breaks down.
As for flat trees and things hurt the productivity of turbines and hence super awesome.
Wind turbines on average produce more power than solar panels however they do it sporadically where as solar does it on a regular cycle.
Solar makes a bit less but you can place them infront of and behind wind turbines.
Solar generators may be protected by surrounding them with walls but they must stay unroofed to operate.
There is no such thing as wind direction in this game so orientation of the turbines doesn t matter.
