Solar Farms

What Is A Solar Farm

The more we progress through time, the more earth-friendly everyone is trying to be. We’re all living on this planet together right? We all must make a conscious effort to reduce our carbon footprint. One of the many extremely effective ways we can do so is switching to solar energy. Continue reading to find out about solar farms and the power of solar electricity.

Solar farms are considered to be large scale areas where photovoltaic (PV) panels, commonly referred to as solar panels,  collect and harvest energy from the sun. Solar farms are also known as solar parks and solar power stations. The operation of these farms consists that of a regular gas power plant. Even though they share similarities with the residential system, solar farms are much larger and produce higher volumes of solar energy. Solar farms are generally decentralized and are made up of large panels mounted into the ground, as opposed to residential panels that are installed on any large plane. Solar farms don’t provide energy for one person, such as a homeowner or business. Solar farms produce energy for electric grids, which means the energy they produce gets mixed in with gas produced energy. Solar farms can come in all different shapes and sizes. Depending on the area needing coverage a solar farm can produce anywhere from 10KW of power to 100MW of power. Each MW (megawatt) of power is equal to 1000 KW (Kilowatt) of power. Solar farms are cheaper and more efficient to build than rooftop solar systems.

Solar farms are a great resource when it comes to reducing our carbon footprint. If you can’t make the step to switch to solar power on your own, by placing panels on your rooftop, look into having your community build a small scale solar farm. Having a community farm will produce enough electricity to run a small community. By switching to solar you not only save money on your monthly electric bill, but you also take a step in the right direction to save the planet. More and more solar farms are popping up not only all over the country but all over the world. It has been predicted that by the year 2050 more than 50% of Americans will be using solar-powered electricity.

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