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Mahinerangi Wind Farm
Four of the twelve turbines at Mahinerangi Wind Farm, 2 April 2011
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CountryNew Zealand
Locationnorth of Lake Mahinerangi, Otago
Coordinates45°45′38″S 169°54′18″E / 45.76056°S 169.90500°E / -45.76056; 169.90500
StatusOperational
Construction beganSeptember 2010
Commission dateMarch 2011 (March 2011)
Construction costNZ$75 million[1]
Owner(s)Mercury NZ Ltd
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Rotor diameter90 m (295 ft)
Rated wind speed15 m/s (54 km/h; 34 mph)
Site area17.23 km2 (6.65 sq mi)
Site elevation600–730 m (1,970–2,400 ft)
Power generation
Units operational12
Make and modelVestas: V90-3MW
Nameplate capacity36 MW
Planned: 200 MW
Annual net output101 GWh (stage 1)[2]

The Mahinerangi Wind Farm is a wind farm on the north side of Lake Mahinerangi, around 50 km west of Dunedin, in Otago, New Zealand. Stage one of the wind farm, generating 36 MW, was commissioned in March 2011,[2] and an additional 160 MW is consented to be commissioned in further stages.[3]

The wind farm is owned and operated by Mercury NZ Ltd. It was the second major wind farm to be built in the South Island.

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