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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.

Capacity
59.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2014

12 years old

Owner
Meridian Energy
Location
-41.2097°, 174.7294°

New Zealand, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

12 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Meridian Energy operates 12 plants totalling 2,886 MW

Regional density

2 plants within 100 km, 150 MW combined

Nearest plant: West Wind (3.8 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: -41.209700, 174.729400
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Carbon Footprint

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

New ZealandEnergy Profile

43
Total Plants
6.7 GW
Total Capacity
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