MainPower, a lines company based in Canterbury, is planning a wind farm on Mt Cass, about six kilometres east of Waipara in North Canterbury.
The Hurunui District Council declined MainPower's application for resource consent in April 2009. MainPower has since appealed this decision to the Environment Court.
The consent application includes three options for turbines to be used at the site. Depending on the turbines chosen, the Mt Cass wind farm could have a capacity of between 41 and 69 megawatts of electricity – enough energy for between 11,000 and 24,000 homes.
More information
- Project information on MainPower's Local Generation website
- MainPower's media release regarding their decision to appeal
- Resource consent application and planner's report on the Hurunui District Council website
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