Honestly, wind is basically worthless no matter how you spin it. It's inefficient, takes up more land than needed, and kills eagles. The only "good" point it has, is that if done properly, it can be rather scenic (see the Dutch countryside), but I don't actually think those are power generating. I think those are the more classic type of windmill that are used for grain processing. Some may have been converted to power generation, but I digress. Wind is worthless for anything other than specific aesthetic purposes with a few practical applications.

Solar isn't up to par with coal or oil either, but at least it DOES have it's uses. Using Solar as the main source of power for a nation is retarded, but cutting it out is stupid as well since Solar, if done properly, is beneficial. Look at agrovoltaics.

Most agrovoltaics setups use a minimal amount of land, and make use of modern tech that use a different type of solar capture tech than the typical panels. I don't entirely understand the science myself given it's not my field of expertise, but from what I've seen looking into it, they basically use either a plastic or liquid medium on top of glass or between two slabs of glass that only absorbs the portion of sunlight that can be converted into energy for human consumption.

The rest of the light, including the parts that plants use for photosynthesis, passes through to the ground. In other words, you generate a decent amount of power, while letting your crops grow in a moderately shaded area. All without any use of the toxic metals and materials usually found in typical panels (since they use a different technology and medium),

I've even seen setups on large farms and ranches where the owner sets up "shade buildings" using these type of "solar panels" for cows, pigs, etc. Since the part of the light absorbed is the part that generates heat. Thus generating power while giving the animals a cool play to lay down.

So Solar, if using the proper technology, CAN be a net benefit, since not only does it provide farmers with a reduced power bill, but if they generate enough energy it could also be another source of income. It's not enough to replace oil and coal. But anything that makes farms more productive, and crops less expensive is a net benefit to society as a whole.

But like I said, this isn't achieved using panels. This is done using a modernized, updated version of solar technology that is a little more expensive than normal solar. So most of these "solar companies" will only make use of it in smaller scale projects since they want to squeeze every penny out of the scam of government subsidies by buying the absolute cheapest chinese solar panels that break as the drop of a hat.

Long story short, wind is worthless 99% of the time, but solar does have niche applications if using modernized methods and technology instead of the same crap we've had since the 80's (just made cheaper).