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NZ wind farms

New Zealand has 17 wind farms either operating or under construction. These wind farms currently have a combined installed capacity of 622 megawatts. They supply about 4% of New Zealand’s annual electricity generation, which is about the same amount of electricity as 180,000 New Zealand homes use in a year. Developers are exploring sites throughout New Zealand for new wind farms.

Navigate through this section to learn more about operating wind farms and proposed wind farms.

Wind farms in New Zealand

Click on the turbines to find out more. You can use the navigation tools to zoom in for a closer look. To see wind turbines, change the view to satellite and zoom in on the green turbines.

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