This might make sense _if_ we had run out of real estate to plop down solar panels, but that's not the case. You can easily cover a few acres in static mounted

This might make sense _if_ we had run out of real estate to plop down solar panels, but that's not the case. You can easily cover a few acres in static mounted solar panels, hose the dust off them every now and then, and they'll last 30+ years. A space based power plant, that crap will break down in a few years max.