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.—
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Illinois law sets statewide standards for wind and solar farm siting and says local ordinances cannot be more restrictive than the state standards.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Case in point: Funds from a $20 million EPA grant to clean up the Harvard Landfill and build a solar farm atop it were frozen, unfrozen and frozen again during the first month of Trump's presidency.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
The Willow Rock site sits conveniently near transmission lines that connect solar farms in the desert and consumers in Los Angeles.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
Also, a lack of sufficient return on the steep investment in the infrastructure needed to operate wind and solar farms stymied future investment needed for grid expansions.
—Greg Robinson, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Case in point: Funds from a $20 million EPA grant to clean up the Harvard Landfill and build a solar farm atop it were frozen, unfrozen and frozen again during the first month of Trump's presidency.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
The Willow Rock site sits conveniently near transmission lines that connect solar farms in the desert and consumers in Los Angeles.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
Also, a lack of sufficient return on the steep investment in the infrastructure needed to operate wind and solar farms stymied future investment needed for grid expansions.
—Greg Robinson, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Solar farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20farm. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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