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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Construction on the solar farm is expected to begin next spring and be completed before winter 2026, according to board documents.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Now, the processing plant is primarily powered by a 2-acre, 350-kilowatt-hour solar farm on site.
—Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
Efforts to build new wind and solar farms will be hit even harder.
—Daniel Cohan, The Conversation, 9 July 2025
Resilient and insulated While the rooftop sector faces an existential threat, the utility-scale market — which builds large solar farms to power data centers, factories, and entire communities — appears to be somewhat insulated.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 20 June 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Now, the processing plant is primarily powered by a 2-acre, 350-kilowatt-hour solar farm on site.
—Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
Efforts to build new wind and solar farms will be hit even harder.
—Daniel Cohan, The Conversation, 9 July 2025
Resilient and insulated While the rooftop sector faces an existential threat, the utility-scale market — which builds large solar farms to power data centers, factories, and entire communities — appears to be somewhat insulated.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for solar farm
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“Solar farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20farm. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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