solar park

noun

plural solar parks
: a large installation of typically ground-mounted solar panels that generates electricity for distribution by a public utility : solar farm
Their plan for the solar park … calls for clearing 26 acres and leaving 22 acres untouched. As soon as March 1, crews will begin installing 21,000 panels arranged in about 18 rows. The result will produce 6.2 megawatts of power …—Tricia L. Nadolny

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Cuba’s solar parks are small and scattered, Piñon said. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 13 May 2026 Cuban authorities also say the depletion of fuel oil and diesel forced two power plants to shut down and has limited the generation of power at solar parks. — ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026 While the airport tackles the technical hurdles of green aviation and solar parks, Te Pae handles the footprint of the people those planes bring in. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 Feb. 2026 Almost 1/3 of Indiana counties have bans or moratoriums on new utility-scale solar parks. — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for solar park

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First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of solar park was in 1974

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“Solar park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20park. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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