Mount Stuart Wind Farm
The Mt Stuart Wind Farm is a wind farm in New Zealand constructed by Pioneer Generation. It is located close to the settlements of Manuka Creek and Mount Stuart, 15 kilometres west of Milton in the Otago region of the South Island. It stands at an altitude of 434 metres (1,424 ft) atop the promontory which gives it its name.
Resource consents were granted in February 2010. Construction began in April 2011 and the nine turbine wind farm was commissioned in June 2012.
See also
References
- ^ "Current Projects: Mt Stuart Wind". Pioneer. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ NZ Topo Map
- ^ McNeilly, Hamish (21 May 2010). "Wind farm firm sourcing turbines". Otago Daily Times.
- ^ de Reus, Helena (3 August 2011). "Preparing for power tower". Otago Daily Times.
- ^ de Reus, Helena (16 June 2012). "Otago wind power 'like eating your own veges'". Otago Daily Times.
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