Another good reason is that wind and sun based energy are very maintenance intensive. We have several of those damn windmills in our area and seldom are all of them spinning on a good windy day. And the blades have a replacement date based on age. Solar panels need cleaning in the winter unless their angel is such the snow slides off on its own.
***Solar panels need cleaning in the winter unless their angel is such the snow slides off on its own.***
I still remember the brutal winter of 1976-1977. During the month of January the entire continental US had heavy cloud cover. Wonder how solar would work in those conditions.
My experience is snow pretty much slides off given the angle at my latitude...ice is an ‘effin b**** though’.