It still matters for transmission, construction and maintenance costs, as well as resources like land and labor. You may not need scaled installations, but the

It still matters for transmission, construction and maintenance costs, as well as resources like land and labor. You may not need scaled installations, but they will still beat out the alternatives in any industry shakeout over the long term. We build large scale factories, farms, ports, airports, roads and retail outlets. These happen because they work. Even if the energy production at scale gave no advantage, all the other advantages of scale means that it wins out in the end.