In addition to providing the cheapest energy in the world on generally useless/valueless land, that is publicly owned because it is useless, solar is increasing the land value. OP mentions grazing use, and a wind break for dust storms. Where Chinese deployment costs are under 50c/watt = $100/sq meter deployed where $60/square meter including bare land buffers, bringing land value close to $1/square meter of agriculture quality land, makes that bare land rental value of $4000/partial hectare a good return on the $6000/solar used hectare, not to mention the energy value generated, or the land surrounding the hectare being improved.