How NIMBY's stop wind/solar developments in NY, California, and Michigan:
Those people have some valid points. Wind turbines are unsightly. On the other hand, they don't "take up" thousands of acres. They take up very little ground space. Only the cross-section of the tower. Farmers can plant crops or graze cows over nearly all those acres. Solar installations take up a lot more space, and they hurt desert environments, but on verdant land some crops can be grown under them. Some crops do better in the shade they provide.
Wind and solar installations cause much less damage to the local community than coal fired generators. They cause less long term damage to the world than gas fired generators.
Let not the perfect be the enemy of the good.