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The $ per acre per year one would get from putting PV there is much larger than what you'd get from agriculture (especially pasture).


Yeah, but humans need to eat?


Humans need to eat and farming is not very lucrative are consistent statements. Crop production is far beyond the bare minimum of what is needed; it's mostly to supply wants, not needs. As such, it's perfectly fine to trade it off against other things, like PV, that also supply wants.




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