A while back I tried analyzing Big Solar from a purely cost basis - cost being a proxy for energy.
It is the electrical power for a vacation cabin up in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
The power handling system are older "Outback" components.
The largest power draws are the water well submersible pump and the water system pressure pump.
I run the well pump maybe 15 minutes per a two day stay to top up our 2600 gallon holding tank, and that is about the amount of time the pressure pump runs too.
From about October to April I use a wood burning stove to heat the cabin.
Solar has taken over these off-grid mountain communities.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/06/04/solar-panels-the-unspoken-environmental-cost/
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