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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This decline is attributed to the sale of Italian solar parks in December 2023. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024 In addition, some of these companies run wind farms and solar parks, which further benefit from Microsoft’s cloud technologies. Karen Hao, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024 Moro is located in the middle of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world, just 70 kilometers from Dubai. Judith Magyar, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 When operating at full capacity, the solar park can generate power for about 90,000 homes. Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024 The venue is southwest of the center of Dubai, a city of many climate contradictions, with indoor ski slopes miles from massive solar parks. Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023 Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Matthias Mueller, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2023

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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 28 Nov. 2024.

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