Mill Creek Wind Farm

Mill Creek Wind Farm
Location of Mill Creek Wind Farm
Country	New Zealand
Location	Wellington
Coordinates	41°12′44″S 174°44′20″E / 41.21222°S 174.73889°E / -41.21222; 174.73889Coordinates: 41°12′44″S 174°44′20″E / 41.21222°S 174.73889°E / -41.21222; 174.73889
Owner(s)	Meridian Energy
Power station information
Primary fuel	Wind
Generation units	29
Power generation information
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]

See also

• Wind power in New Zealand

References

1. ^ "Wind Farms". Wellington City Council. http://www.wellington.govt.nz/projects/new/windfarms.html. Retrieved 2008-09-21. 
2. ^ Kay Blundell (30 January 2008). "Turbine farm for Ohariu Valley". The Dominion Post. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4380862a11.html. Retrieved 2008-09-21. 
3. ^ ^{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. 
4. ^ "Notified Resource Consent". Wellington City Council. http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/publicnotices/details/mill-creek.html. Retrieved 4 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "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. 
6. ^ 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. 
7. ^ "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. 

External links

• Meridian Energy website