94th largest plant in New Jersey · 6341st nationally
Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm is a wind power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 7.5 MW. It generates roughly 18.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,756 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 28% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| City | Atlantic City |
| County | Atlantic County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08401 |
| Coordinates | 39.38222, -74.44750 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 7.5 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.