eclectic_electron

The reality is they're almost certainly already using that land and buying it would give you nothing because they could claim it under adverse possession. Actually taking possession of that strip would be nearly impossible.

Obviously building one wind turbine is less disruptive, but you need hundreds to get the same output, and they only work when it's windy.

Those wind turbines and solar panels also get constructed, and affect a much larger area. It's not an obvious comparison