Germany → New York
Germany made wind and solar its largest source of electricity from a cloudy, high-latitude starting point. New York is often waved off as too grey and too northern for the same move. The geography says otherwise: every part of New York lies south of every part of Germany, and Buffalo collects about 20% more sunlight per year than the German average. On resource alone, the case for wind and solar is at least as strong here.
Higher latitude means a lower sun angle and less annual sunlight. Germany spans 47–55°N; New York spans 40.5–45°N. The two ranges don't even overlap — Germany's southernmost point is north of New York's northern border.
Global horizontal irradiance — total solar energy landing on a flat surface each year (kWh per m²). Even Germany's sunniest corner receives less than Buffalo, and New York City more still.
Typical monthly sunlight (kWh per m²). Buffalo sits above Germany in every month, and the winter gap is the widest — Buffalo's darkest months are roughly twice as bright as Germany's.
Sources: latitudes from standard geographic references; solar irradiance from the Deutscher Wetterdienst (Germany) and NREL / local solar records (New York). Monthly values are typical long-run averages and are illustrative of seasonal shape rather than any single year. Global horizontal irradiance measures the sunlight resource; actual generation also depends on panel tilt, technology, and siting.