White Hill Wind Farm
Encyclopedia
The White Hill Wind Farm is a wind farm
in New Zealand
operated by Meridian Energy
. It was officially opened in 2007.
It is located six kilometres south-east of Mossburn
in the Southland Region
of the South Island. The wind farm covers approximately 24 square kilometers of mainly forestry land.
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
in 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...
operated by Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand state-owned electricity generator and retailer. The company generates the largest proportion of New Zealand's electricity, generating 32 percent of the country's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and is the fourth-equal largest retailer, with...
. It was officially opened in 2007.
It is located six kilometres south-east of Mossburn
Mossburn
Mossburn is a small town in the northern Southland Region of New Zealand, south of Queenstown and east of Te Anau. In 2001, it had a usually resident population of 240, consisting of 129 males and 111 females. This constituted a 12.1% decrease in population since the previous New Zealand Census of...
in the Southland Region
Southland Region
Southland is New Zealand's southernmost region and is also a district within that region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island / Rakiura...
of the South Island. The wind farm covers approximately 24 square kilometers of mainly forestry land.
External links
- Meridian Energy - White Hill Wind Farm