Mill
Creek
–
which
will
use
26
Siemens
2.3MW
turbines
–
will
cost
NZ$169m
($132.6m)
to
construct
and
NZ$3.3m
a
year
to
operate,
says
the
power
producer.
The
company
originally
wanted
the
wind
farm,
northwest
of
Wellington,
to
feature
an
extra
five
turbines,
but
was
forced
to
scale
it
back
following
objections.
Meridian
has
been
waiting
to
begin
work
at
the
site
since
obtaining
approval
last
August.
It
says
a
combination
of
a
strong
New
Zealand
dollar,
falling
steel
prices
and
“competitive”
turbine
costs
made
this
the
right
time
to
proceed,
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