The poor eroi, you should look at something like Weissbach 2013. It estimates 7 as the eroi needed to maintain society and gives solar and wind below that amount.
Others have worked to give their own estimates, saying that society only needs a 2-6, or that solar is actually 10-15. You can find what suits your tastes in research.
That solar panels are pollution intensive? Almost anywhere. Here's a leftist source complaining about it: https://fee.org/articles/solar-panels-produce-tons-of-toxic-waste-literally/
The poor eroi, you should look at something like Weissbach 2013. It estimates 7 as the eroi needed to maintain society and gives solar and wind below that amount.
Others have worked to give their own estimates, saying that society only needs a 2-6, or that solar is actually 10-15. You can find what suits your tastes in research.