Project Hurunui

Project Hurunui is a proposed wind farm located between Omihi and Greta Valley in north Canterbury, New Zealand. Meridian Energy is developing the wind farm, which is planned to produce up to 75.9 MW from 2014.[2]

Hurunui Windfarm
Country
  • New Zealand
LocationNorth Canterbury
Coordinates42°59′33″S 172°57′32″E
Owner(s)Meridian Energy
Power generation
Units operational33
Nameplate capacity76 MW[1]

The proposal is for a wind farm of 33 turbines, with maximum height of 130.5 metres, located on a 34 km² area on the east side of State Highway 1.[1]

Meridian Energy began consultations on the project in April 2010.[3] An informal survey of residents in the affected area showed that slightly more were in favour of the wind farm than those who were opposed.[4]

The application for consents was lodged in February 2011,[5] and notified in April 2011.[1] In June 2011, the Hurunui District Council and the Canterbury Regional Council agreed to a request by Meridian that the wind farm proposal be referred to the Environment Court.[6] Consent was granted by the Environment Court in April 2013.[7]

In February 2021 Meridian said that the company wanted to see more demand in the South Island before developing more generation there.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Wind Farm Application Open for Submissions" (Press release). Hurunui District Council. 8 April 2011.
  2. "Project Hurunui". Meridian Energy.
  3. "Wind farm planned for North Canterbury". RNZ. 4 April 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. Greenhill, Marc (16 February 2011). "Wind-turbine project splits rural neighbours". The Press. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  5. "Meridian Lodges Resource Consent Application For Project Hurunui". Voxy. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. "Meridian Wind Farm Proposal Heading To The Environment Court" (Press release). Hurunui District Council. 16 June 2011.
  7. Rachel Young (18 April 2013). "31 wind turbines for Hurunui". Stuff. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  8. Gavin Evans (25 February 2021). "Dramatically faster consenting needed for renewables — Meridian". BusinessDesk. Retrieved 27 June 2021.


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