The
Ministry
of
Economic
Development
estimates
that
capacity
will
increase
from
the
current
622MW
to
about
1.41GW,
and
produce
close
to
10%
of
the
country’s
electricity
by
2030.
But
Eric
Pyle,
chief
executive
of
the
New
Zealand
Wind
Energy
Association
(NZWEA),
says
the
official
estimate
undershoots
the
number
of
wind
farms
that
will
be
built.
“[Government
estimates]
are
great
news
for
New
Zealanders,
as
wind-generated
electricity
keeps
power
bills
down
and
helps
with
hydro-lake
levels,”
says
Pyle.
“But
our
analysis
suggests
that
wind
will
be
even
more
important
than
that,
producing
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