Photo Voltaic investments are even higher subsidised and have a fine EROEI. Here I guess as well a lot of human labour and other raw materials than energy are used. In contrast to agriculture there is little experience and process optimisation in building up these snakes.
Foreign suppliers and producers is as well true for PV, with China the producer #1, without any meaningfull installments there. Der Amerikaner ist die Orchidee unter den MenschenVolker Pispers