Mill Creek Wind Farm
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| Mill Creek Wind Farm | |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Location | Wellington |
| Coordinates | 41°12′44″S 174°44′20″E / 41.21222°S 174.73889°ECoordinates: 41°12′44″S 174°44′20″E / 41.21222°S 174.73889°E |
| Owner(s) | Meridian Energy |
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| Primary fuel | Wind |
| Generation units | 29 |
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| Maximum capacity | 67 MW |
Mill Creek Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm in the Ohariu Valley near Wellington, New Zealand.[1]
The wind farm is being developed by Meridian Energy.[2] The consent application described a total capacity of up to 71.3MW.[3][4] The wind farm would cover an area of approximately 18 km² and use 31 Siemens 2.3MW wind turbines.[3]
The resource consent was granted in February 2009[5] with conditions, including a limit of 29 turbines and a maximum height of 111m. Local Ohariu Valley residents who oppose the development are expected to appeal to the Environment Court.[6]
In August 2011 the project was granted resource consent by the environment court, with a limit of 26 turbines.[7]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Wind Farms". Wellington City Council. http://www.wellington.govt.nz/projects/new/windfarms.html. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ Kay Blundell (30 January 2008). "Turbine farm for Ohariu Valley". The Dominion Post. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4380862a11.html. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ a b Rachel Pawson & Lisa Hayes (30 July 2008). "Report to the Resource Consents Hearing Committee". Wellington City Council. http://www.wellington.govt.nz/projects/new/pdfs/wind-mill-planoff-report.pdf. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ "Notified Resource Consent". Wellington City Council. http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/publicnotices/details/mill-creek.html. Retrieved 4 March 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Mill Creek Wind Farm Decision Released". Wellington City Council. 18 February 2009. http://wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3459. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ^ NZPA (19 February 2009). "Wellington's second wind farm gets go-ahead". New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10557563. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ "Ohariu Valley wind farm approval irks opponents". Dominion-Post. 2011-08-17. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5455794/Ohariu-Valley-wind-farm-approval-irks-opponents. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
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