| Tinton Falls Solar Farm | |
|---|---|
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Tinton Falls, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°15′58″N 74°04′59″W / 40.2662273°N 74.0830820°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2011 |
| Commission date | October 2012 |
| Construction cost | US$80 million |
| Operator(s) | Zongyi Solar Energy (America) |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Site area | 100 acres (40.5 ha) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 85,000 |
| Nameplate capacity | 19.8 MW |
The Tinton Falls Solar Farm is a 20-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant located in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. The farm contains 85,000 ground-mounted solar panels, and at the time of its construction, it was one of the largest solar farms in the northeast United States.[1]
The solar farm was developed by Rager Energy LLC and was acquired in 2011 as a fully approved project by Jiangsu Zongyi (a Chinese company) under a subsidiary named Zongyi Solar Energy (America).[2] The purchase price of the raw land was reported to be $5.5 million US dollars (2012).[3]
