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There should essentially be no solar in the PNW valley, except that the states lean very "eco" (eco in the sense that people mean well, but still don't act rationally) and probably has tax incentives to subsidize it, on top of whatever federal subsidy there is. In a rational market, anyone that wanted to buy solar who lives in the PNW valley would buy it where it's sunnier and the electricity more expensive, such as AZ.

AZ has about average utility rates, ranked #27 in price per kWh. WA is something like #2.

There are quite a few micro wind turbines on farms around here too. Not sure how the numbers work out or the incentives, but surely these could be more optimally placed too. Land is not cheap here, and there is more wind in other locations.