Tararua Wind Farm
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Location | Tararua Ranges, east of Palmerston North |
| Coordinates | 40°20′46″S 175°46′48″E / 40.34611°S 175.78000°ECoordinates: 40°20′46″S 175°46′48″E / 40.34611°S 175.78000°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1999 (stage 1) 2004 (stage 2) 2007 (stage 3) |
| Owner(s) | Tilt Renewables |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Site area | 700 hectares (1,730 acres) |
| Rotor diameter | 47 metres (154 ft) (V47) 90 metres (295 ft) (V90) |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | V47 (103 turbines) V90-3MW (31 turbines) |
| Nameplate capacity | 161 MW |
The Tararua Wind Farm is a wind farm owned and operated by Tilt Renewables. It is located on 700 hectares (1,730 acres) of farm land on the Tararua Ranges of New Zealand. It has become New Zealand's largest capacity wind farm, with a total capacity of 160 megawatts (215,000 hp).
The wind farm was first commissioned in 1999 and has been upgraded twice since. The most recent addition was commissioned in September 2007.
The wind farm consists of 134 turbines of two different types:
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