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Coleridge — 39 MW Hydroelectric

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Coleridge is a 39 MW hydro power plant located in New Zealand. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
39 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
Trustpower

Operator

Location
-43.36, 171.53

Coordinates

Insights

#35
largest in %s
#3,524
largest %s worldwide
#15,416
largest worldwide
9
operated by %s
1
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
39 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
Trustpower
Country
New Zealand
Coordinates
-43.364, 171.527

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,280 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
262,380 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

713
cars / year
437
homes / year
149,079
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

Ohau A

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Benmore

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540MW · 1998

Aviemore

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220MW · 1998

Tekapo

New Zealand · Hydroelectric

179MW · 1996

Waitaki

New Zealand · Hydroelectric

90MW · 1953

Highbank

New Zealand · Hydroelectric

29MW · 1984

About this plant

Coleridge is a 39 MW hydroelectric power plant in New Zealand, operated by Trustpower.

Ranked #20 of 24 hydro plants in New Zealand. Its 39 MW accounts for 0.89% of New Zealand’s total hydro capacity of 4,388 MW. The largest hydro plant in New Zealand is Manapouri at 800 MW, making Coleridge 20 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Highbank (29 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Canterbury, approximately 120 km northwest of Christchurch.

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