Solar energy is renewable, doesn’t require moving parts, and can be de-centralized nicely. Other options are good, but for different reasons and have different implications. Solar is more likely to be immediate, on your house, rather like wind which is probably coming from a massive turbine miles away. Both, however, are more local than a coal or nuclear plant.
Wind and Solar Create More Jobs When They’re Locally Owned – Yes! Magazine
Pretending Not To Panic 