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 … to talk about the opportunities for green energy …—
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The County Board is expected to vote April 16 on Earthwise Energy’s Pride of the Prairie solar farm.
—Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Researchers argue that such systems could produce far more energy per unit area than terrestrial solar farms, as orbiting panels operate without atmospheric losses or cloud cover.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
That’s 88 percent less space for a geothermal power plant compared to a solar farm.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
With renewables, once the infrastructure is built — solar farms set up and wind turbines hoisted into place — all that’s required is sun or wind, and that’s domestic.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
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Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Researchers argue that such systems could produce far more energy per unit area than terrestrial solar farms, as orbiting panels operate without atmospheric losses or cloud cover.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
That’s 88 percent less space for a geothermal power plant compared to a solar farm.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
With renewables, once the infrastructure is built — solar farms set up and wind turbines hoisted into place — all that’s required is sun or wind, and that’s domestic.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for solar farm
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“Solar farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20farm. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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