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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The village has asked the federal agency for $20 million to build a waste recycling plant and solar farm on a 90-acre tract along the river.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Starting in 2028, those electrolyzers would have to run during the same hours that the wind or solar farms were operating.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The electrical system will also have to accommodate an energy mix with such varied sources as floating solar farms and fuel cells on a surface buoy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2024
The Biden administration earlier this month approved another 3,700 acre solar farm near irate retirees in tiny Desert Center, who already have 18,000 acres of projects surrounding them on three sides.
—Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Starting in 2028, those electrolyzers would have to run during the same hours that the wind or solar farms were operating.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The electrical system will also have to accommodate an energy mix with such varied sources as floating solar farms and fuel cells on a surface buoy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2024
The Biden administration earlier this month approved another 3,700 acre solar farm near irate retirees in tiny Desert Center, who already have 18,000 acres of projects surrounding them on three sides.
—Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Solar farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20farm. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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