Mount Cass Wind Farm

Mount Cass Wind Farm
Country New Zealand
Location Canterbury
Coordinates 43°4′30″S 172°50′15″E / 43.07500°S 172.83750°E / -43.07500; 172.83750Coordinates: 43°4′30″S 172°50′15″E / 43.07500°S 172.83750°E / -43.07500; 172.83750
Owner(s) MainPower
Power generation
Units operational 70
Nameplate capacity up to 69 MW

The Mount Cass Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm to be located east of Waipara on Mount Cass in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It will comprise up to 70 wind turbines along 7 km of a ridge on Mount Cass.[1]

Timeline

  • 23 November 2007 - application for resource consents lodged with Hurunui District Council
  • 1 August 2008 - public submissions close
  • 2 April 2009 - Hurunui District Council declined consents[2][3]
  • April 2009 - decision appealed to the Environment Court[4]
  • December 2011 - Environment Court approves resource consents.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wind farm on Mount Cass approved". Radio New Zealand. 15 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Paul Rogers (2 April 2009). "Resource Consent Application - Report and Determination by Hearing Commissioners" (PDF). Hurunui District Council.
  3. ↑ Williams, David (6 April 2009). "Wind farm plan rejected". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "MainPower appeals Mt Cass wind farm decision" (PDF) (Press release). MainPower. 27 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "Mt Cass Wind Farm Receives Resource Consent" (Press release). Mainpower. 14 December 2011.


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