solar farm

noun

plural solar farms
: a large installation of typically ground-mounted solar panels that generates electricity for distribution by a public utility
City, state, and federal officials converged on the solar farm at Sullivan's Ledge Wednesday to talk about the opportunities for green energy presented by the newly signed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.Kevin G. Andrade

called also solar park

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Shanghai is a hot spot for biopharmaceuticals, and Ürümqi is home to the world’s biggest solar farm. Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Feb. 2025 In December Meta announced a deal with billionaire Michael Polsky’s power developer Invenergy to buy the green attributes (known as renewable energy certificates) from the 760 megawatt capacity of four big solar farms under construction. Christopher Helman, Forbes, 8 Feb. 2025 View 3 Images Abu Dhabi will soon be home to a 5.2-GW solar farm – snagging the top spot on the global solar energy plant leaderboard. New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025 There are more solar farms, fewer coal plants and more movies about climate change. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for solar farm

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1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of solar farm was in 1971

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“Solar farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20farm. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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