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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Wind and solar farms require significantly more land than fossil fuels or nuclear energy projects to generate the same amount of power.
—Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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A record-setting number of Minnesotans signed up for 2025 MNsure plans, officials say
Joe Soucheray: House DFL rolls by different rules than the rest of us.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
The project will be constructed in phases on 2,000 of the 3,100 available acres south and west of the airport runways originally made available for a solar farm.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
Building enough solar farms, wind turbines and battery banks to keep the lights on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year would consume absurd amounts of land and cost exorbitant amounts of money, leading to higher electric bills.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Wisconsin solar farm plan leaves some residents cold
A record-setting number of Minnesotans signed up for 2025 MNsure plans, officials say
Joe Soucheray: House DFL rolls by different rules than the rest of us.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
The project will be constructed in phases on 2,000 of the 3,100 available acres south and west of the airport runways originally made available for a solar farm.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
Building enough solar farms, wind turbines and battery banks to keep the lights on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year would consume absurd amounts of land and cost exorbitant amounts of money, leading to higher electric bills.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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