Both Wind and Solar can in many cases be co-located with other land usage. Wind farms go great on agricultural farms - they tend to have wide open spaces, and

Both Wind and Solar can in many cases be co-located with other land usage. Wind farms go great on agricultural farms - they tend to have wide open spaces, and the actual footprint of a tower can have minor impact upon the productivity of the field. Solar generation goes great on both residential and in particular - commercial buildings, over the tops of parking lots, etc - which has the dual effect of producing power and reducing the heating of the underlying building/parked cars (great for reducing the need for air conditioning) Your average suburban home has enough roof area to produce either all of, or a significant fraction of, it's own energy for a moderate household. Marginal-use land (hilly areas), coastal areas, and off-shore are also generally good areas for windfarms too.