When I say that solar is a niche producer, I think this is the niche I'm talking about. So I don't think we're in disagreement here.
What I don't agree with are the big solar farms. There are two near me, one is 9000 acres to produce 500 megawatts, the other is 4500 for 250 megawatts. 13000 acres to produce what a natgas plant could produce on 40. Wind power is similarly wasteful of land.
But rooftop panels to supplement, to handle day-time peaks such as your HVAC load, that has promise as the costs come down.
They can't replace the big power plants, but they can take the edge off the daytime peaks.
Algore wants 10,000sq miles of desert for a solar farm. That's absurd!