There's a simple technology called a battery that is being produced at twh scale per year now that addresses this. On sunny days, charge the batteries from sunr

There's a simple technology called a battery that is being produced at twh scale per year now that addresses this. On sunny days, charge the batteries from sunrise until sunset. And then people can cook, run the AC, etc. Fairly easy problem to solve. Charge during the day, cool at night. Battery prices keep on getting more and more attractive. Solar in the US is easy. Most of the US is south of most of Europe. If people in Germany at 52.5 (Berlin) degrees latitude can economically use solar, it should be no issue whatsoever for people at 40.7 degrees latitude (New York). Not to mention those lucky people blessed with long, warm sunny winter days at 25 degrees latitude (Miami), 29.7 (Houston) or 37 degrees latitude (San Francisco). Plenty of light there all year round. Most of the US actually matches Northern Africa in terms of latitude. Marakesh for example would be at 31 degrees latitude. That means a relatively stable and longish amount of time between sunrise and sun set. About 9 hours of daylight in New York around Christmas. More for anything south of there. Texas should be more than fine. There's a reason temperatures are so toasty there in the summer. It's at the same latitude as the Sahara desert. Plenty of light in other words. For most of the US, solar should be usable throughout the year. It being cold doesn't mean it's dark. Also, solar panels actually work better when they are cool. So cold temperatures and sunny days are a good combination. Clouds are more of an issue, of course. But they are more of a local thing and they you don't have those every day. And even they let through some light. If you have to wear sun glasses to protect your eyes when you go skiing, it's an excellent day to be generating solar power as well.