New Zealand

Mahinerangi — 36 MW Wind

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Mahinerangi is a 36 MW wind power plant located in New Zealand. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
36 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2007

Year online

Owner
Trustpower

Operator

Location
-45.79, 169.92

Coordinates

Insights

#36
largest in %s
#2,285
largest %s worldwide
#15,676
largest worldwide
2007
%d yrs older than avg
9
operated by %s
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
36 MW
Commissioned
2007
Status
Operational
Owner
Trustpower
Country
New Zealand
Coordinates
-45.785, 169.921

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,041 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
26,017 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

226
cars / year
139
homes / year
47,304
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Mahinerangi is a 36 MW wind power plant in New Zealand, operated by Trustpower since 2007.

Ranked #6 of 7 wind plants in New Zealand, Mahinerangi represents 7.85% of the country’s total wind capacity of 459 MW. The largest wind plant in New Zealand is West Wind at 143 MW, making Mahinerangi 4 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Waipori (83 MW, Hydro) and Paerau and Patearoa (12 MW, Hydro). Mahinerangi is situated in the Otago region, approximately 50 km from Dunedin.

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