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 … to talk about the opportunities for green energy …—Kevin G. Andrade

called also solar park

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Solar expansion planned in two construction phases The solar farm project will be developed in two stages over the next several years. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 Wildlife including bats and birds are increasingly being negatively impacted by wind turbines and solar farms, leading to biodiversity loss, ecosystem strain and changed patterns which could have long-lasting consequences. — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 For example, a 6,000-acre solar farm was recently approved near Manhattan. — Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 But the biggest indication of the shift came in December, when the Westlands board of directors approved converting 135,000 acres, about a fifth of all the land in the irrigation district, into a giant network of solar farms. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for solar farm

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1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of solar farm was in 1971

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“Solar farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20farm. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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