All those solar panels will be degraded to 40% output in 10 years. They all need base load backup for cloudy rainy days meaning there is always fossil fuel burning backup supplying or ready to supply electricity when the f’in solar panels FAIL
MOST IMPORTANT—— Apple was given huge tax breaks and other govt subsides to put the solar panels up. SOP for the Cupertino fly boys for whom image is everything.
A little insight into the reality of solar energy:
Here in New Mexico, a very solar friendly state, if you are served by a power grid and put up panels on your business or home, you are required by law to feed the power to the grid, not your business or home directly. One solar company I spoke to said that a good electrician could route the power to your home, but it would be a bad idea without storage devices and capacitors to regulate the power flow. If you generate more than you use, then you are ostensibly running on 100% renewable energy.
Solar panels have gotten MUCH better as of lately. Current estimates are for a less than 10% reduction in efficiency over 30 years with many solar companies offering 30 year warranties with efficiency guarantees.