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.
19 years old
New Zealand, Oceania
- 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
19 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Meridian Energy operates 12 plants totalling 2,886 MW
1 plants within 100 km, 800 MW combined
Source: Meridian Energy
Location
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
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