Physics.
PV just does not work out well in scandinavia, and is so-so to marginal in the UK territories.

Itīs hard on You guys, and I symphatise, but theres nothing anyone can do.

At some point a high-power transmission line, probably a superconductor, will be feasible to connect northern europe with say sahara.
Just as a thought exercise, a 10 x 10 km PV plant of 100% efficiency would generate as much power as the whole of the earth currently uses.

At our current 20% efficiency rating it would need a 50x10 km area to power the whole earth --
in reality, 3 plants spread throughout the world so the sun always shines somewhere.



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That sounds good. The problem is that when you live a long way North, close to a Western coast like I do, there's not a lot of sunlight for much of the time, so being able to generate enough power to run a CNC machine or cook your dinner isn't easy.