Not at all clear in my head why we should ship complex machinery to the moon to provide power when there are likely to be two available energy conversion options in situ - solar and geothermal. The Moon has an average annual solar incidence of 1363W/m2 compared to 1367W/m2 on Earth. The Moon also has no clouds.

The upper few cm of the Moon's regolith has poor thermal conductivity, so it's long term storage capacity is low, but there is a significant temp differential between the surface and 50cm below the surface.

Solar panels have been used and evolved for space applications for decades and are hardened for operational lives of circa 15 years in the hostile, near-earth environment where the interaction of the magnetosphere, charged particles and chemicals make for an enduring environment. These products - at a baseline - are probably compatible with the contextual situation on the Moon's surface. Plus, there are a lot of old satellites in orbit from which longer-term resource harvesting of panels and compounds may prove to be viable - thus reducing further the need for supplying resources from Earth.

I'm no scientist yet I do not understand the need for complex equipment such as nuclear generators in a distant location such as the Moon. It's creating a waste issue that could be avoided and makes me wonder how would one repair the equipment when it failed?