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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Advertisement Earlier this summer, Leo approved a solar farm deal that will make the Vatican the world’s first carbon-neutral state. Simmone Shah, Time, 1 Oct. 2025 Mini solar farms in the form of low-orbit satellites. Diana Olick, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025 When too many rooftop solar systems are producing lots of electricity, some utilities have to order large solar farms and natural gas plants to scale back to reduce the risk of overloading the grid. Ivan Penn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025 The solar farm was built by SB Energy, a renewable energy project developer. Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for solar farm

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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 7 Oct. 2025.

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