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

Examples of solar farm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In Surry Hills, boutique hotels like the one real estate consultant Sebastian Wade visited now source power from regional solar farms. —Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025

Of late, more battery systems were co-located with solar farms. —Jordan Blum, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025

Emulating the Imperial Irrigation District’s stance, opponents say wholesale conversion of farmland into solar farms will devastate rural communities that depend on agriculture for jobs. —Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 July 2025

An array of thousands of solar panels on the 45-acre former Yeoman Creek landfill and onetime U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund site is scheduled to become a solar farm producing energy by the end of the year. —Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for solar farm

• firearm
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