Furthermore the production of a solar cell is energy intense. Power demanded is often not there during peak usage times and many of those people with this power have plans where they pump the power into the grid but then pull the power when they need it. But guess what’s producing the power when they need it? Coal, gas, or nuclear. Solar works real good, as long as you can fall back on tradition power generation or have a big battery bank behind you're house.
Do you know what a hail storm will do to your $15,000 worth of solar panels on a roof? Minor detail I guess.
It is a minor detail. Living down here in Central Texas we have our share of hailstorms and I know exactly what they do to my PV panels. Nothing. They are designed to withstand large hail.
We've had hail that broke both mirrors on my Dodge truck and cracked the windshield, but did not damage the PV panels about 20 feet away from the driveway. They've been on the roof for 13 years with no damage.