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.—
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The city also launched an initiative to convert 250 acres of land into solar farms.
—Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
After a restructuring, the facility is fully functioning, utilizing a solar farm to supplement its coal energy output.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Those include the Paris and Darien solar farms, which are expected to be completed this year, and the purchase of 100 megawatts of generating capacity from Alliant Energy's West Riverside Energy Center near Beloit.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
For comparison, Granite Shore Power in New Hampshire is shutting down two of its coal-burning power plants and converting them to solar farms and battery units, which will provide lower-cost electricity to ratepayers.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
The Adani Group became, in effect, a logistics arm of the government, building up ports, highways, bridges and solar farms at speeds never before seen.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
California Forever said the new community would be 4.5 miles from the base with a security buffer zone where there would be nothing other than agriculture and solar farms.
—Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
There have been increasing efforts across the country to block utility scale wind turbines and solar farms.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
Arizona's data centers largely rely on natural gas or nuclear from the Palo Verde Generating Station, yet private solar farms are increasingly entering the mix, according to the report.
—The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
After a restructuring, the facility is fully functioning, utilizing a solar farm to supplement its coal energy output.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Those include the Paris and Darien solar farms, which are expected to be completed this year, and the purchase of 100 megawatts of generating capacity from Alliant Energy's West Riverside Energy Center near Beloit.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
For comparison, Granite Shore Power in New Hampshire is shutting down two of its coal-burning power plants and converting them to solar farms and battery units, which will provide lower-cost electricity to ratepayers.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
The Adani Group became, in effect, a logistics arm of the government, building up ports, highways, bridges and solar farms at speeds never before seen.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
California Forever said the new community would be 4.5 miles from the base with a security buffer zone where there would be nothing other than agriculture and solar farms.
—Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
There have been increasing efforts across the country to block utility scale wind turbines and solar farms.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
Arizona's data centers largely rely on natural gas or nuclear from the Palo Verde Generating Station, yet private solar farms are increasingly entering the mix, according to the report.
—The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Solar farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20farm. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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