Mt Stuart Wind Farm

The Mt Stuart Wind Farm is a wind farm in New Zealand constructed by Pioneer Generation. It is located close to the settlements of Manuka Creek and Mount Stuart, 15 kilometres west of Milton in the Otago region of the South Island.^[1] It stands at an altitude of 434 metres (1,424 ft) atop the promontory which gives it its name.^[2]

Mt Stuart Wind Farm
Country	New Zealand
Location	Otago
Coordinates	46°03′20″S 169°46′30″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	April 2011 (2011-04)
Commission date	June 2012 (2012-06)
Owner	Pioneer Generation
Wind farm
Type	Onshore
Hub height	45 m (148 ft)
Rotor diameter	52 m (171 ft)
Rated wind speed	17 m/s (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Power generation
Units operational	9
Make and model	Gamesa: G52
Nameplate capacity	7.7 MW
Annual net output	25.6 GWh
External links
Website	www.pioneergen.co.nz/Projects.aspx

Resource consents were granted in February 2010.^[3] Construction began in April 2011^[4] and the nine turbine wind farm was commissioned in June 2012.^[5]

See also

• New Zealand portal
• Weather portal
• Renewable energy portal

• Wind power in New Zealand
• List of power stations in New Zealand