1.   A renewable energy facility on a parcel or parcels of land comprising 20 or more contiguous acres that are owned by the same person or entity shall be a permitted use within every industrial district of a municipality.
 
   For the purposes of this section:
 
   "renewable energy facility" means a facility that engages in the production of electric energy from solar technologies, photovoltaic technologies, or wind energy.
 
   L.2009, c.35, s.1.