The cost of solar panels is about twice to four times that of mains electricity, and it's less reliable, needs battery back-up (or other storage systems) for nighttime use, and regular cleaning and maintenance of the panels.

Also, you need to pay money up-front. If you read on the subject, the proponents talk about "pay-back" periods of 15 years to 25 years. Frankly, that's absurd. Perhaps fraudulent. If something doesn't pay-back within 10 years or less, you're pouring your money down the drain.

In the future, if the cost of solar panels comes down by abnother factor of 2 or 4 (or the price of fossil-fuel electricity goes UP by a similar factor, then it will become a no-brainer and everyone will rush to install these systems.

In this (possibly fictional) future, the power plants will be quiet all day, while the solar banks meet everyone's needs, and more - pumped storage and other schemes accepting oversupply. At night, all the power plants will fire up to supplement the bateries and pumped storage. maybe people will complain less about emissions if they only occur at night? 8-)