I agree,
my working solar power setup:
8 300 watt solar panels $125 each, NEW on craigslist
8 220 AmpHour 6 volt batteries, Costco $90 each
1 60 amp MPPT charge controller, ebay $175
1 Magnum 240 volt 40 amp inverter, $2500
Setup on a timer so my well only runs from 11-1, will run the well pump for about 3 hours, but it only runs for about 40 minutes every other day to keep 10,000 gallon tank full, Batteries are fully charged within 2 hours of well shutting off. It would cost $200,000 to bring electricity to my well, so this is what I went with. and it works flawlessly for 15 years now.
I have 25 kW solar and 81 kWh batteries and even then, it only gives me 3-5 mWh per month of power. It’s really clean power and the IT infrastructure loves it but still.