All the article says is true.....we are converting our home to solar right now, however - but it’s got nothing to do with thinking the nation needs a major solar program. It’s that we would like to be “off the grid” and not subject to hurricane and wind power outages (we live on the coast) - and it will enhance the value of our home significantly as well.
That’s the “conservative” reason to personally go solar. But as for a national policy? Nothing but cronyism and a waste.
Solar works fine for “off the grid” applications, with another charging method for back up. Solar utilities....not so much.
Personally, I’d like to see more solar-cell homes, and with passive solar heat. It works.