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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Kevin G. Andradecalled also solar park
Examples of solar farm in a Sentence
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Sammy Roth: Why razing Joshua trees for solar farms isn’t always crazy.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Still, the kingdom is planning to build solar farms at a rapid pace.
—Stanley Reed, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Some of that new capacity will come from big solar farms and giant banks of batteries out in the desert, but not all.
—Bernadette Del Chiaro, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
Opinions about solar farms are split in the county.
—Ruth Thornton, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024
In addition to solar farms, wind turbines and power lines, phasing out fossil fuels will require lots of batteries to store renewable power — and there are plenty of concerns about those, too.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
While 97% of solar installations are at residences, the project count also includes solar systems installed at businesses and solar farms.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
What if environmentalists who prefer rooftop solar could grit their teeth and accept some large-scale solar farms that destroy wildlife habitat, as long as those solar farms aren’t built in the absolute worst spots?
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Using the new rule, the BLM could condition a solar farm by requiring that mitigation be done on BLM land that maybe needs some improvements, which would be paid for by the developer.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 5 May 2024
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Still, the kingdom is planning to build solar farms at a rapid pace.
—Stanley Reed, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Some of that new capacity will come from big solar farms and giant banks of batteries out in the desert, but not all.
—Bernadette Del Chiaro, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
Opinions about solar farms are split in the county.
—Ruth Thornton, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024
In addition to solar farms, wind turbines and power lines, phasing out fossil fuels will require lots of batteries to store renewable power — and there are plenty of concerns about those, too.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
While 97% of solar installations are at residences, the project count also includes solar systems installed at businesses and solar farms.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
What if environmentalists who prefer rooftop solar could grit their teeth and accept some large-scale solar farms that destroy wildlife habitat, as long as those solar farms aren’t built in the absolute worst spots?
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Using the new rule, the BLM could condition a solar farm by requiring that mitigation be done on BLM land that maybe needs some improvements, which would be paid for by the developer.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 5 May 2024
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