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Flat Hill Wind Farm

Coordinates: 46°34′51″S 168°17′6″E / 46.58083°S 168.28500°E / -46.58083; 168.28500
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Flat Hill Wind Farm
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CountryNew Zealand
LocationSouthland
Coordinates46°34′51″S 168°17′6″E / 46.58083°S 168.28500°E / -46.58083; 168.28500
StatusOperational
Construction began2014 (2014)
Commission dateAugust 2015 (August 2015)
OwnerSouthern Generation Limited Partnership
OperatorPioneer Energy
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Hub height44 m (144 ft)
Rotor diameter52 m (171 ft)
Power generation
Units operational8
Make and modelGamesa: G52
Nameplate capacity6.8 MW
Annual net output26 GWh
External links
Websitepioneerenergy.co.nz/projects-and-partnerships/sustainable-cities/project-case-study-1/

The Flat Hill Wind Farm is a wind farm in New Zealand constructed by Pioneer Energy. It is located three kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Bluff in the Southland Region of the South Island.[1] It stands at an altitude of 100 metres (330 ft) on the hill that gives it its name.[2]

Resource consents were applied for in 2012 and, following appeal to the Environment Court, the consent was confirmed in March 2013.[3] Construction began in late 2014 and the eight-turbine wind farm was commissioned in August 2015.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Flat Hill Wind Farm". Pioneer Energy Ltd. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. ^ NZ Topo Map
  3. ^ "Wind farm firm sourcing turbines". New Zealand Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. ^ McLeod, Hannah (1 September 2015). "New Bluff wind farm can power 2500 homes". Stuff. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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