Honest question, is there any good reason for doing solar on buildings in urban areas? It seems like solar power it should be considerably less expensive from large installations on cheaper land outside the city. The only reasons I can think of to built it on buildings are:
1) Virtue signaling. (Not a good reason)
2) The person who builds it truly wants solar but doesn’t own that other land so it’s simple to just use their roof. (Not a good reason)
3) Power transmission from another location more than offsets the cost savings. (I doubt this is true)
4) Tax/policy distortions. (Not a good reason)
Am I missing something? Is there a good reason for rooftop solar?
1) Virtue signaling. (Not a good reason) 2) The person who builds it truly wants solar but doesn’t own that other land so it’s simple to just use their roof. (Not a good reason) 3) Power transmission from another location more than offsets the cost savings. (I doubt this is true) 4) Tax/policy distortions. (Not a good reason)
Am I missing something? Is there a good reason for rooftop solar?