Operating Results of Wind Farms in New Jersey

Authors

  • Richard S. Dovey Atlantic County Utilities Authority

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.2235

Abstract

Located at the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) Waste-
water Treatment Plant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Jersey-Atlantic
Wind Farm (JAWS) is the first coastal wind farm in the Northeast. JAWS,
an 8 megawatt system, became operational in December 2005, and has
performed better than anticipated. The ACUA purchases almost 70% of
the total energy produced by JAWS under a long-term purchase agree-
ment. The price discount the ACUA benefits from saved our ratepayers
over $400,000 in 2006

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Author Biography

Richard S. Dovey, Atlantic County Utilities Authority

Richard S. Dovey is president of the Atlantic County Utilities
Authority (ACUA), a position he has held since 1990. While Mr. Dovey
has served as president, ACUA wastewater and solid waste operations
have been nationally recognized for excellence in innovation, ef ficiency,
and environmental stewardship. Mr. Dovey has been a strong propo-
nent of alternative energy and has initiated many green projects at the
ACUA, most notably the construction of New Jersey’s first wind farm
in Atlantic City. A leader in the New Jersey environmental infrastructure
and utility community, Mr. Dovey has served as chairman of the New
Jersey Solid Waste Advisory Council and on the Board of Trustees of
the New Jersey Association of Environmental Authorities (AEA). Prior
to joining the ACUA, he was department head of Regional Planning
and Development for Atlantic County Government for eight years, and
manager of the Rutland County, Vermont, Solid Waste District for two
years. Mr. Dovey graduated from the Richard Stockton College of New
Jersey, Pomona, NJ, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in urban studies. Mr.
Dovey may be contacted at rdovey@acua.com

References

All information contained in this report was taken from internal

ACUA documents and files. For more information on the ACUA wind

farm project, see www.acua.com/alternative/a_projects.cfm.

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Published

2007-06-20

How to Cite

Dovey, R. S. . (2007). Operating Results of Wind Farms in New Jersey. Distributed Generation &Amp; Alternative Energy Journal, 22(3), 63–73. https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.2235

Issue

2007: Vol 22 Iss 3

Section

Articles