Not full of it. It is expensive and takes up enormous amounts of land. I’m aware of a couple of projects near some property of mine that will take up several thousand acres for a few hundred megawatts, which is (in my opinion) stupid.
But the costs are coming down, and the way Walmart proposes to go about it makes sense. I’ll be following their experiment, as I’m sure will everyone else. If anyone can make it work it will be them. And as more people use it, the costs will continue to come down.
Solar will always be a niche source. That is its value. Use it where it makes sense. Don’t try to make it more than it is.
It would be the ultimate irony if private enterprise, investing its own money, developed the alternative energy that Hussein is trying to ram billions of taxpayer dollars at with little success.
One of the biggest draws on electricity is air conditioning - a need which is greatest when the sun is brightest at the location. When you’ve got acres of rooftop and a gazillion cubic yards of air to cool under it, solar sounds like a great idea. (I’ve been considering the same. My electric needs are highest when the AC comes on.)
So what are they gonna do when it gets dark, eh?
Land? Have you seen the roof area of a typical Wallyworld? The land is already spoken for, but the roof is, well, open and available. It could also have the added benefit, depending on how it's installed, of shading the roof from direct sunlight, possibly helping to reduce cooling requirements during summer months and in areas of the south year round.
I mean, yea, solar has it's issues, but it's Wallyworld's money, and if they feel they can justify it, and it will provide them some benefit, let them have at it. And if it helps lower solar costs for anyone else in the process; what's to complain about?