WOODBINE, Oct. 7, 2026 — The long-planned solar farm on Woodbine's old landfill is moving forward with a new developer. CEP Renewables has replaced Nexamp on the project.
The plan is to cap the borough's former dump — more than 100 acres off Fidler Hill Road, near Woodbine Municipal Airport, used from 1971 to 1985 — and build a 10-megawatt solar farm on top of it.
Residents have been promised a 20% discount on their electricity.
The borough would collect about $150,000 a year in rent, plus a $160,000 payment for the delays.
The cost
Capping the landfill is expected to cost about $13 million. State grants of up to $3 million a year are helping to pay for it, and more than $6 million has been secured so far.
Connecting the solar farm to Atlantic City Electric's grid is expected to cost about $5 million more.
The schedule
Work is expected to begin in early 2027. Capping the landfill should take about six months, followed by about nine months to build the solar farm.
The state Board of Public Utilities approved the project in 2019.
Mayor Bill Pikolycky said residents are impatient to see it built, but that he likes the new plan.
As first reported by the Cape May County Herald.