wind farm

noun

: an area of land with a cluster of wind turbines for driving electrical generators

Examples of wind farm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While searching for quick fixes for its existing facilities, DTEK is also seeking investment to expand its green energy projects, including wind farms, which would be harder for Russia to damage because the infrastructure is spread out. Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024 The process involves creating partnerships among providers of capital, innovators in cooling or data center infrastructure management and developers of solar and wind farms to fulfill efficiency goals for the benefit of all. Phillip Marangella, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 Florida lawmakers passed the bills, Senate Bill 1624 and House Bill 1645, in early March, even though the state has no operational wind farms because Florida generally has slower wind speeds. Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024 Vineyard Wind, the wind farm under construction off the coast of Massachusetts, has begun delivering energy to the power grid from five of its planned 62 wind turbines, company and state officials said Thursday. Steve Leblanc, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2024 The company can take in any size lithium-ion battery, magnets from various sources including wind farms, and execute its process to recycle the critical materials. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Feb. 2024 And when the wind doesn’t blow, production from wind farms peters out. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024 The cross-border project will use Sempra Infrastructure’s existing high-voltage transmission line that will interconnect the wind farm directly into the system of the California Independent System Operator, which manages the grid for about 80 percent of the Golden State. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024 The Babbit Ranch wind farm under construction north of Flagstaff, a $280 million project, will feature roughly 50 turbines. The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wind farm was in 1980

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“Wind farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20farm. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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