Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm | |
Location Map Caption: | Location of Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm in New Jersey |
Coordinates: | 39.3814°N -74.4475°W |
Country: | United States |
Location: | Atlantic County Utilities Authority Wastewater Treatment Facility, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Status: | O |
Commissioned: | March 2006 |
Cost: | US$12.5 million |
Owner: | Jersey-Atlantic Wind, LLC |
Ps Units Operational: | 5 x 1.5 MW |
Ps Units Manu Model: | General Electric |
Wind Hub Height: | 262abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Wind Rotor Diameter: | 240abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Wind Rated Speed: | 13– |
Wind Farm Type: | onshore |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 7.5 MW |
The Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is the first coastal wind farm in the United States and the first wind farm in New Jersey. It became operational in March 2006[1] and has five 1.5 MW turbines built by General Electric. Each wind turbine reaches a height of .[2] [3]
The wind farm is onshore at the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) Wastewater Treatment Plant on U.S. Route 30 and is visible from highways approaching Atlantic City. The treatment plant uses approximately 50% of the wind-generated capacity from the wind turbines, providing about 60% of the wastewater plant's electricity needs, with the remaining energy being provided to the main power grid for resale as premium renewable electricity.