There are loads of empty rooftops in much of the populated US which typically has a lot of suburbs with endless stretches of the usual franchises typically hous

There are loads of empty rooftops in much of the populated US which typically has a lot of suburbs with endless stretches of the usual franchises typically housed in boxy buildings and equipped with some power hungry AC units. That's a huge amount of largely unused roof and potentially a massive amount of power generation. These buildings typically have even larger parking lots right next to them. Ideal place to cover with solar. And you get nice shady/dry parking spots as a side effect. Also a great place to put up some car chargers. And lower power bills for the before mentioned AC. Win win. Walmart figured that out years ago: https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/sustainability/20140509/walmarts-commitment-to-solar https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/sustainability/201405... The US has plenty of room for solar. And that's before you even consider vertical space. Several companies have solar power generating windows in the market already. Nice if you are building a new skyscraper. And of course you can use good old fashioned copper cables to transport energy around. E.g. California has some nice salt lakes and deserts close to where millions of people live (e.g. LA). After all, you wouldn't put a nuclear plant in the middle of a city either. Nimby's wouldn't allow that. Solar is a lot less controversial.