King Country Energy

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King Country Energy is an electricity generation and distribution company in New Zealand, supplying the Waitomo, King Country and Ruapehu Districts. It generates 100% of its electricity from renewable sources (principally hydro-electric generation). King Country Energy was incorporated in 1991. It is a public company, the largest shareholders being Todd Energy (35%), King Country Electric Power Trust (10%) and Waitomo Energy Services (8%).[1]

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[edit] Developments

KCE sought to develop a 9.6 MW hydroelectric power station on the Mokau River, approximately 4.3 km downstream from the Wairere Falls dam. In 2006, application to Environment Waikato for resource consents was declined.[2]

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  1. ^ "About KCE". King Country Energy. http://www.kcenergy.co.nz/investor_info1.html. 
  2. ^ "Mokau River power station application declined". Environment Waikato. 26 September 2006. http://www.ew.govt.nz/News-and-events/Media-releases-archived/Mokau-River-power-station-application-declined/. 

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