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White Hill is a 58 MW wind power plant in New Zealand, operated by Meridian Energy since 2007. Ranked #5 of 7 wind plants in New Zealand. Its 58 MW represents 12.65% of New Zealand's total wind capacity of 459 MW. The largest wind plant in New Zealand is West Wind at 143 MW, making White Hill 2.5 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Otago, approximately 80 km from the nearest major city, Dunedin.

Capacity
58 MW
Commissioning Year
2007

19 years old

Owner
Meridian Energy
Location
-45.7353°, 168.2384°

New Zealand, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 31. largest of 43 plants in New Zealand
  • #12,562 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,199 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.87% of the installed capacity of New Zealand
Age & fleet comparison

19 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Meridian Energy operates 12 plants totalling 2,886 MW

Regional density

1 plants within 100 km, 800 MW combined

Nearest plant: Manapouri (78.4 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: -45.735300, 168.238400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

White Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 152 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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