Here in Fairbanks Alaska, our Utility installed a “solar farm”, it is tiny all things considered. Official results are not out, and probably never will be. That “solar farm” doesn’t generate enough electricity for station service (the ability to power all the equipment within the farm). Barely breaking even during our summer months and will soon be a consumer of electricity.
We got some green-weenie board members who are complete idiots up here.
Solar power is not dense enough, only available 50% of the time max, requires acres and acres of space, and is rife with toxic chemicals during production and disposal....oh it is probably ok for powering a led bulb in the hen house but solar or wind can’t power modern societies....
In the Alaska, you’ve got six months of starlight, so useless solar panels, versus six months of 20 hour/day power.
Also, note that solar panels don’t like higher temperatures. So they may provide more power in Alaska than in the lower 48 when they are working.
I may have been in error about false expectations about solar power at higher latitudes.
Then there are scam artists that will sell Alaskans solar panels to power their refrigerators. =^O
As I mentioned, we’re pioneering solar power at this point in time.
Insights welcome.