The McKee power station is a gas fired generating plant located at the McKee production station

McKee field

McKee field is an oil and gas producing field in Taranaki, New Zealand. It is located 20 km south east of New Plymouth. The field is now owned and operated by subsidiaries of Todd Energy....

 in north Taranaki, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. The plant currently comprises two 1MW reciprocating engines in cogeneration mode, and is owned and operated by Todd Energy

Todd Energy

Todd Energy is a diversified energy company operating in New Zealand. Todd Energy employs over 200 people and is part of the Todd Corporation. Nova Energy is the retail division of Todd Energy- Electricity :...

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A 100MW open cycle gas turbine power station is being developed on the site. This plant will comprise two GE LM6000

General Electric LM6000

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 gas turbines and will be commissioned in 2012 at a cost of $100 million.

See also

• McKee field
  McKee field
  McKee field is an oil and gas producing field in Taranaki, New Zealand. It is located 20 km south east of New Plymouth. The field is now owned and operated by subsidiaries of Todd Energy....
  
  
• Electricity sector in New Zealand
  Electricity sector in New Zealand
  The electricity sector in New Zealand uses mainly renewable energy sources such as hydropower, geothermal power and increasingly wind energy. The 70% share of renewable energy sources makes New Zealand one of the lowest carbon dioxide emitting countries in terms of electricity generation....
  
  
• List of power stations in New Zealand