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White Hill — 58 MW Wind

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White Hill is a 58 MW wind power plant located in New Zealand. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
58 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2007

Year online

Owner
Meridian Energy

Operator

Location
-45.74, 168.24

Coordinates

Insights

#31
largest in %s
#1,199
largest %s worldwide
#12,562
largest worldwide
2007
%d yrs older than avg
12
operated by %s
0
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
58 MW
Commissioned
2007
Status
Operational
Owner
Meridian Energy
Country
New Zealand
Coordinates
-45.735, 168.238

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,677 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
41,917 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

364
cars / year
224
homes / year
76,212
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Manapouri

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800MW · 1967

Clyde

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432MW · 1992

About this plant

White Hill is a 58 MW wind power plant in New Zealand, operated by Meridian Energy since 2007.

Ranked #5 of 7 wind plants in New Zealand. Its 58 MW represents 12.65% of New Zealand’s total wind capacity of 459 MW. The largest wind plant in New Zealand is West Wind at 143 MW, making White Hill 2.5 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Otago, approximately 80 km from the nearest major city, Dunedin.

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