Offtopic: currently, anyone can make their own solar panels for around $450 for 2kW of PV cells (Amazon, eBay, AliBaba) plus another $50 for busbars and diodes; bonus points for using recycled glass and other free &quot;junk.&quot;<p>If folks require cheap solar at scale, PV cell and panel mfgrs need much more automation... which sucks for most workers but is &quot;good&quot; for the planet, because PV cells are easy commodities (ask Elon Musk or anyone in that market)... durable PV panels are labor-intensive (as I can attest).  Maybe an union shop can deliver quality for value panels at huge volume and have employees with a decent standard of living.