Wind farm expansion declined
JANINE RANKIN
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Mighty River Power's eleventh-hour bid to have 12 extra wind turbines reinstated to its Turitea wind farm project has been declined.
The small, 60-turbine development falls short of the 104-turbine project Mighty River Power wanted to build.
The Board of Inquiry decision released today holds firm to the scale indicated in its draft decision in February.
The power company's request for 12 turbines to be reinstated was declined.
The board, chaired by Environment Court Judge Shonagh Kenderdine, said it was not surprising that MRP wanted to maximise the size of the farm given the windy site, and its proximity to the national grid and centres of electricity demand.
But it did not accept MRP's argument that its decision should be influenced by the issue of economic viability.
"Changes in the economics of the project are a matter properly for MRP, not the board.''
- © Fairfax NZ News
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Cant wait to leave Palmy now that the city fathers have turned our natural environment into a giant factory.
Nice pun on "power" Hardly surprising. Don't wont anymore Noisy Windmills disturbing Pahiatua Track area residents!
The approved wind farm is right on the Pahiatua fault line. In this decision the Judge has outlawed earthquakes. Wouldn't it be great if we all had this kind of "power"
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Feeling fruity?
Apples, pears and lemons are all very nice, but why not grow something a little more exotic.
Wind farms rightly belong in farming regions, the Pahiaua Track is not really to be considered a residential area, so it is a shame that the nimbys win out again in stifling development. Farming has never been the tranquil, peaceful occupation that lifestylers seem to believe.