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Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm Fact Sheet
- Wind farm developer: Community Energy, Inc.
Wind farm owner: Jersey-Atlantic Wind, LLC
- Location: ACUA Wastewater Treatment Plant, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Project includes five, 380 foot high turbines
- Each turbine is capable of producing 1.5 megawatts for a total of 7.5 megawatts, enough energy to power approximately 2,500 homes.
- When operating at design wind conditions, the energy will be used to operate the ACUA waste water treatment plant, with any excess energy provided to the main power grid.
- Estimated cost of the project is $12 million. Community Energy has received a $1.7 million grant from the NJ Board of Public Utilities, and had applied for a $1.92 million customer supply grant through Atlantic City Electric. The remaining costs were funded by equity investments or debt financing.
- Wind Farm operational December 2005.
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