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Mt Stuart Wind Farm

Coordinates: 46°03′20″S 169°46′30″E / 46.05556°S 169.77500°E / -46.05556; 169.77500
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Mt Stuart Wind Farm
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CountryNew Zealand
LocationOtago
Coordinates46°03′20″S 169°46′30″E / 46.05556°S 169.77500°E / -46.05556; 169.77500
StatusOperational
Construction beganApril 2011 (April 2011)
Commission dateJune 2012 (June 2012)
OwnerPioneer Generation
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Hub height45 m (148 ft)
Rotor diameter52 m (171 ft)
Rated wind speed17 m/s (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Power generation
Units operational9
Make and modelGamesa: G52
Nameplate capacity7.7 MW
Annual net output25.6 GWh
External links
Websitewww.pioneergen.co.nz/Projects.aspx

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.[1] It stands at an altitude of 434 metres (1,424 ft) atop the promontory which gives it its name.[2]

Resource consents were granted in February 2010.[3] Construction began in April 2011[4] and the nine turbine wind farm was commissioned in June 2012.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Current Projects: Mt Stuart Wind". Pioneer. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  2. ^ NZ Topo Map
  3. ^ McNeilly, Hamish (21 May 2010). "Wind farm firm sourcing turbines". Otago Daily Times.
  4. ^ de Reus, Helena (3 August 2011). "Preparing for power tower". Otago Daily Times.
  5. ^ de Reus, Helena (16 June 2012). "Otago wind power 'like eating your own veges'". Otago Daily Times.
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