An energy park is a separate area used and planned for the purpose of clean energy development, like wind and solar generation facilities.

Energy parks create many other economic development benefits too. In Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, energy parks are creating thousands of green job

Green job

A green job, also called a green-collar job is, according to the United Nations Environment Program, "work in agricultural, manufacturing, research and development , administrative, and service activities that contribute substantially to preserving or restoring environmental quality...

s. In Minnesota, community wind parks are also popular. In England, wind parks are commonly known as wind farm

Wind farm

A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...

s. A more "lightweight" version of an energy park is a wind park or solar park. These have one type of clean energy generation, rather than two or more technologies, as in an energy park.

Some energy parks feature additional features beyond clean energy generation. Additional benefits include: green job creation, Smart-Grid connections, as well as new recreational, technology innovation and agricultural opportunities. The Stamford Energy Park in Vermont is one example of an integrated energy park.