opposition to wind farm grows

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interestingly there are an awful lot of solar installation in NZ, 45,000 of them. I imagine the ROI on any particular installation is going to be very dependent on circumstances, location etc    For some the upfront cost could almost  be considered largely irrelevant if other non-fiscal benefits are a higher priority...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_powe...ew_Zealand

255 MW of grid tied PV in NZ as at the end of last year, which is by far the most common as non-grid connected installations are too restrictive for most people and battery storage sufficient to totally supply demand is an expensive option. Note that the total generation from that 255 MW is estimated as due to a large proportion of most installation's generation is consumed onsite it isn't able to monitor the quantity.

For example we generate around 8,000kWh per year from our 5kW of PV but have only exported 2,800kWh as the bulk of our generation we use to power our home and charge our EVs, so our electricity bills benefit to the tune of 5,000kWh.

The company we've recently contracted to upgrade our PV (to 9kW capacity) has some impressive projects on their website. Obviously there is economic benefit in domestic and commercial PV for those with the comprehension and foresight to recognise it.