Flat Hill Wind Farm | |
Coordinates: | -46.5808°N 168.285°W |
Country: | New Zealand |
Location: | Southland |
Status: | O |
Owner: | Southern Generation Limited Partnership |
Operator: | Pioneer Energy |
Ps Units Operational: | 8 |
Ps Units Manu Model: | Gamesa G52 |
Wind Hub Height: | 440NaN0 |
Wind Rotor Diameter: | 520NaN0 |
Wind Farm Type: | Onshore |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 6.8 MW |
Ps Annual Generation: | 26 GWh |
The Flat Hill Wind Farm is a wind farm in New Zealand constructed by Pioneer Energy. It is located 3km (02miles) west of Bluff in the Southland Region of the South Island.[1] It stands at an altitude of 100m (300feet) on the hill that gives it its name.[2]
Resource consents were applied for in 2012 and, following appeal to the Environment Court, the consent was confirmed in March 2013.[3] Construction began in late 2014 and the eight-turbine wind farm was commissioned in August 2015.[4]