- Te Uku Wind Farm
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station_name= Te Uku Wind Farm
location= Te Uku, nearRaglan, New Zealand
owner= WEL Networks
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fuel_type= Wind
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turbines= 28
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max_capacity=84MW
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extra=Te Uku Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm at Te Uku near
Raglan, New Zealand . It is expected to have a capacity of 84MW [cite web | title = Introductionand fact sheet | publisher = WEL Networks | date = | url = http://www.wel.co.nz/index.asp?pageID=2145861987 | accessdate = 2008-09-23] using 28 3MW wind turbines. The proposed farm covers an area of approximately convert|200|ha|km2 [cite web | title = WEL wind park resource consent application | publisher = WEL Networks Ltd | date = | url = http://www.wel.co.nz/files/Wind%20Generation/2.WDC%20applicationProjectDescription.pdf | accessdate = 2008-09-21] . The wind farm is to be jointly owned by WEL networks and Meridian Energy. [cite web | title = Wind Park Update | publisher = WEL Networks Ltd | date = 2008-09-17 | url = http://www.wel.co.nz/files/Wind%20Generation/WindParkUpdateSept08finalcopy.pdf | accessdate = 2008-09-23]Resource consent was granted in May 2008 and the wind farm is expected to be operational by 2010. [cite web | title = Wind farm bid a winner | publisher = Waikato times | date = 2008-05-30 | url = http://www.mercury.co.nz/News/news_story.aspx?id=963 | accessdate = 2008-09-21]
See also
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Wind power in New Zealand References
External links
* [http://www.wel.co.nz/index.asp?pageID=2145841551 WEL Networks] - Wind Generation
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