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

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The arid land will be used to build large solar farms, providing renewable energy to the grid instead of growing food. Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026 Work on Elgin’s first solar farm got underway at Bowes and Nolan Roads, Mylott said. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026 Crimson Orchard, created to develop, own and operate the solar farm, is a subsidiary of Clēnera, which itself is a subsidiary of Enlight Renewable Energy, a global renewable energy company headquartered in Israel. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025 The kilowatt hours a resident receives from the community solar farm are not charged on their monthly bill. Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 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 11 Jan. 2026.

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