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

The Times’ Noah Haggerty has a thoughtful look at the state’s still-evolving plan to protect Joshua trees by studying their genetics and potentially relocating some trees, as temperatures rise, wildfires get worse and more solar farms are built. —Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024

But solar farms are much easier to get permitted, and far quicker to get online. —Peter Green, Quartz, 8 June 2024

The findings reveal that 2023 was the first time the number of counties curtailing new solar installations was almost equal to the number of counties adding their first solar farm. —Karina Zaiets, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024

Some of the world’s biggest solar farms and battery storage projects have been built on those lands over the last decade, with President Biden hurrying to approve more. —Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above