White Hill Wind Farm

White Hill is Meridian Energy’s second wind farm development and the first in the South Island. It is six kilometres south-east of Mossburn in Southland. The wind farm site is about eight kilometres by three kilometres. It has 29 2MW turbines.

White Hill wind farm was officially opened, and started generating electricity, on 8 June 2007.

Wind farms have a minimal impact on the landscape and their sites can be used for other things, like farming. Special care was taken of the local ecology during construction of White Hill: significant areas were fenced off and topsoil and red tussock were saved for replanting later.

There is an information kiosk about the White Hill wind farm just off the Mossburn-Wreys Bush Road near the Mossburn Cemetery. From the kiosk there are great views across to the wind farm.

More information is available on Meridian’s website.