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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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
Not the utilities, not the solar farm operators, not the energy traders and hedge fund managers who use sophisticated computer programs to take advantage of market imbalances.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
In recent years, solar farms — areas of agricultural land occupied by solar panels — have become a popular alternative for landowners to earn a higher income off their land through means outside of farming.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024
The property was one of the world’s first clean-energy resorts thanks to a solar farm Evanson engineered in 2013.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Not the utilities, not the solar farm operators, not the energy traders and hedge fund managers who use sophisticated computer programs to take advantage of market imbalances.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
In recent years, solar farms — areas of agricultural land occupied by solar panels — have become a popular alternative for landowners to earn a higher income off their land through means outside of farming.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024
The property was one of the world’s first clean-energy resorts thanks to a solar farm Evanson engineered in 2013.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Solar farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20farm. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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