1) Has anybody figured out how much pollution the manufacture of SQUARE MILES of solar panels will cost? Guaranteed, if somebody invents cost-effective solar cells, it will be blocked on those grounds.
2) Have solar proponents accounted for the pollution and water usage caused by having to CLEAN solar panels? Solar panels encrusted with dirt and bird poop do not generate much power. They have to be WASHED regularly.
3) A rooftop panel will not generate enough power to fully power the average house. They will have to be planted on real estate.
For the last 40 years, where I have followed solar energy officially and non-officially, the (subsidized) proponents have certainly dealt with this little inconvenience resolutely and consistently : They ignore it.
Georgetown University built the "Ick" building to great fanfare and great expense. It is still there, but simply as a curiosity and a feel-good PR asset. It powers nothing of significance, and is almost impossible to clean.
The greenies are only in favor of energy sources that are not yet commercialized. As soon as they actually become commercially feasible then they’re against it.
This is true of photovoltaic, wind, biomass, hydro, etc, etc.
We the people are insane to allow these fools to run our lives!!!