In you situation (remote) I understand their use.
But the idea that they can supply our power needs
(78% of our energy consumption is commercial)
is ridiculous.
Nuclear can do that with ease.
We do have alternatives but we keep looking to the free lunch instead of using what we have.
That's my opinion. They just aren't good enough for the kind of power they expect to get out of them, namely to power large urban developments and high concentrations of people. I could just imagine the kind of maintenance a large installation would require.
It's a lot of work just to keep my windmills flying to produce the paltry 1800 watts they churn out. My solar panels are basically useless in the winter, the sun is only out for 8 hours this time of year, and it's overcast a lot. They fill in during the summer when the winds aren't very strong, but even then there is seldom a clear sky. I have to start up the generator more often in the summer that the winter to charge my battery banks oddly enough. Most of the time in the winter, they keep my batteries charged and I'm dumping excess power through a couple small space heaters and a some lights.