I have a solar setup. I’m fortunate that cleaning my panels is a matter of scrubbing them or taking my boat out when it’s raining. The article mentions the huge

I have a solar setup. I’m fortunate that cleaning my panels is a matter of scrubbing them or taking my boat out when it’s raining. The article mentions the huge solar installations in the deserts. This is the wrong approach and is wasteful. Society needs more solar pv generation where it’s being used. Lamp posts and stuff are a great example. Thinking about providing energy and thinking about huge power plants is old school coal/oil thinking. The sum of many smaller installations on roofs, window awnings, bus stops, walkways, train stations, schools, pretty much any building needs a solar power setup to sustain its needs. The bigger the building, the bigger the setup. Forget building huge farms in the desert. Build huge farms on the rooftops and save on transporting current. Just my observation. Energy companies don’t really care for energy independence. Why would they? It’s not in their interest.