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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New industrial scale solar farms go for miles, their neat rows of millions of panels glaring in the sun.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
The California Public Advocates office tags wildfire mitigation as the No. 1 contributor, followed by transmission and distribution investment (in part to pay to connect solar farms to the grid) and rooftop solar incentives.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Good morning, While solar power helps reduce carbon emissions, solar farms also take up a lot of valuable green space.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Members voted to exempt the city solar farms project from zoning regulations, allowing the city to place the arrays in areas zoned for other purposes.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
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Kirk Siegler, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
The California Public Advocates office tags wildfire mitigation as the No. 1 contributor, followed by transmission and distribution investment (in part to pay to connect solar farms to the grid) and rooftop solar incentives.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Good morning, While solar power helps reduce carbon emissions, solar farms also take up a lot of valuable green space.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Members voted to exempt the city solar farms project from zoning regulations, allowing the city to place the arrays in areas zoned for other purposes.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Solar farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20farm. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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