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Hydroelectricity is the primary source of renewable energy in New Zealand. Power is generated the most in the South Island and is used most in the North Island. [1] Early schemes such as the Waipori scheme commissioned in 1903 and the Lake Coleridge power station commissioned in 1914 established New Zealand's use of renewable hydro energy. By ...
Graph of New Zealand electricity generation capacity by year. This is a list of power stations in New Zealand. The list is not exhaustive – only power stations over 0.5 MW and significant power stations below 0.5 MW are listed. Power plants in New Zealand have different generating roles – for baseload, intermediate or peaking.
Pages in category "Hydroelectric power stations in New Zealand" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mercury generates most of its energy from nine hydro stations on the Waikato River and five geothermal plants in the central north island as well as a number of wind farms. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As of June 2021 [update] , Mercury had generated 3,611 GWh of electricity through hydro generation and 2,594 GWh through geothermal generation.
The Arnold Power Station is a hydroelectric facility fed from Lake Brunner on the Arnold River in West Coast, New Zealand, owned and operated by TrustPower. Commissioned in 1932, the plant is rated at 3 megawatts (4,000 hp) and has an average annual output of 25 gigawatt-hours (90 TJ).
Botanical gardens in New Zealand generallly have collections consisting of New Zealand native and endemic species, but most also have collections that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in all regions of New Zealand, most are administered by local governments, some are privately owned.
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A Californian engineer, L.M. Hancock, visited New Zealand in 1903 and, with engineer P.S. Hay, surveyed localities where power could be generated. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 1904 Hay's report to the government New Zealand Water-Powers identified a number of potential sites around the central plateau. [ 4 ]