Mill Creek is a 59.8 MW wind power plant in New Zealand, operated by Meridian Energy and commissioned in 2014. It is one of 7 wind plants in New Zealand, contributing to a total wind capacity of 459 MW. This facility represents 13.04% of the country's wind capacity. Ranked #4 of 7 wind plants in New Zealand, Mill Creek's 59.8 MW is smaller than the largest wind plant, West Wind, which has a capacity of 143 MW, making this facility 0.42 times larger. The nearest plant is West Wind (142.6 MW, Wind), located within 50 km. Mill Creek is situated on the North Island, approximately 30 km from Wellington.
12 years old
New Zealand, Oceania
- 30. largest of 43 plants in New Zealand
- #12,491 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,177 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.9% of the installed capacity of New Zealand
12 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Meridian Energy operates 12 plants totalling 2,886 MW
2 plants within 100 km, 150 MW combined
Source: Meridian Energy
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Mill Creek is a wind power plant producing approximately 157 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Wind
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
New Zealand- Continent
- Oceania
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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