I think the thing that just kinda blows is that the gregtech advanced solar panel recipe is enabled by default in unleashed, but gregtech is not installed. I know gregtech makes a lot of things harder, but it's easier to get iridium with gregtech. The advanced solar panel only gives 8 EU/tick but takes 9 UU matter to make with the gregtech recipe. The hybrid one takes 54 UU matter. By the time you can afford that much energy, you could have easily made way more regular solar panels. I really like the advanced solar panels in how they store some energy and can generate a little at night, but it's not really worth it, requiring a ton of energy for a tiny bit more energy. If my quarries were automatically finding some iridium, even a very small amount, it'd be more worth it.
Nope.
Your whole post is invalid.
1. GT recipes CANNOT be enabled in any mod if GT is not in the modpack.
2. GT does not touch Advanced Solar Panels in anyway, that recipe is added by the original mod author of ASP. If you do not have GT in the pack, 9 UUM can take you very little time to make. Both recipes are very easy.
3. You can completely skip the Hybrid Panel and make UH Solars directly from Advanced Solars, and last time I checked, it was cheaper.
4. Again, it requires little energy to create the solars when there is no GT.
5. Way more basic solars ≠ a few advanced solars. They create energy during the night, they create WAY more energy, they don't lag you, and look cooler.
6. There is no Iridium Ore block. "but gregtech is not installed". GT adds the Iridium Ore block. It is totally not worth it.