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 …

—Kevin G. Andrade

called also solar park

Examples of solar farm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its dedicated charging infrastructure at Gemalink is supplied by a solar farm developed at the terminal. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Unlike conventional solar farms that often remove farmland from production, the project has been designed as an agrivoltaic installation, allowing crops to grow beneath and between rows of solar panels. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Power inverters are a key component for converting DC electricity from sources such as solar farms or long-term battery storage into AC electricity for the grid. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2026

Solar Farms Butler said solar developers have been targeting the eastern portion of Will County, citing Earthrise Energy’s plans for a 6,100 acre solar farm stretching across 45 miles in Green Garden, Wilton and Manhattan townships. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for solar farm

• firearm
• underarm
• alarm
• disarm
• forearm
• gendarme
• nonfarm
• rearm
• arm
• charm
• harm