Weld Cone, Energy 3's three-turbine 0.75 megawatt wind farm in Marlborough, began operating in February 2010. It took three days to erect the wind farm's turbines, and then a further week to commission them.
The wind farm supplies electricity into the local Marlborough Lines network.
The wind farm's three turbines are secondhand Micon 530 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 250kW. They were brought in from Germany and Denmark and refurbished in Christchurch. Weld Cone is the third site at which second-hand turbines are installed - Horseshoe Bend and Southbridge also make use of second hand turbines.
The project received consent in May 2009 and was not appealed.
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