Mount Cass Wind Farm

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Mount Cass Wind Farm
CountryNew Zealand
LocationCanterbury
Coordinates43°4′30″S 172°50′15″E / 43.07500°S 172.83750°E / -43.07500; 172.83750Coordinates: 43°4′30″S 172°50′15″E / 43.07500°S 172.83750°E / -43.07500; 172.83750
Owner(s)MainPower
Power generation
Units operational70
Nameplate capacityup to 69 MW
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The Mount Cass Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm to be located east of Waipara on Mount Cass in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It will comprise up to 70 wind turbines along 7 km of a ridge on Mount Cass.[1] Construction is scheduled to begin in late 2021.[2]

History[]

MainPower initially applied for resource consent from the Hurunui District Council in November 2007. In April 2009 the consents were declined on the basis that the site was an outstanding natural feature of national significance.[3][4] The decision was appealed to the Environment Court,[5] which granted consent in December 2011.[6] The consent was originally due to lapse in February 2020, but was extended until 2025.[7]

Preliminary work on construction began in December 2019.[8] Work was interrupted in December 2020 by the possible discovery of a colony of critically endangered New Zealand long-tailed bats on a nearby property.[9] In April 2021 wildlife monitoring determined that there were no bats present.[10] Construction is now scheduled to begin in late 2021.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wind farm on Mount Cass approved". Radio New Zealand. 15 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b Robyn Bristow (22 April 2021). "Construction of South Island's largest wind farm to start soon in Nth Canterbury". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ Paul Rogers (2 April 2009). "Resource Consent Application - Report and Determination by Hearing Commissioners" (PDF). Hurunui District Council.
  4. ^ David Williams (7 May 2009). "Wind farm plan rejected". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. ^ "MainPower appeals Mt Cass wind farm decision" (PDF) (Press release). MainPower. 27 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  6. ^ "Mt Cass Wind Farm Receives Resource Consent" (Press release). Mainpower. 14 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Mt Cass Wind Farm". Hurunui District Council. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  8. ^ Emma Dangerfield (16 December 2019). "South Island's biggest wind farm to be constructed on Canterbury's Mt Cass". Stuff. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  9. ^ David Williams (22 December 2020). "Threatened bats found near planned wind farm". Newsroom. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  10. ^ "New research confirms there are no long-tailed bats at Mt Cass". Mt Cass Wind Farm. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

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