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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The hearing was focused on whether to allow a $280 million gas plant in the Town of Paris – near a We Energies’ solar farm but worlds apart for the plant's opponents. Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025 Her platform promotes preservation of traditional farmland while also protesting corporate transition to solar farms. Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025 That power could come from the wind farm, the gas plant or a 1,000-megawatt solar farm that Anschutz is also interested in constructing. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025 The storm also damaged Pioneer Solar, an 80 megawatt solar farm, near Bennett in Adams County. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for solar farm

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First Known Use

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 16 Jul. 2025.

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