Mount Cass Wind Farm
| Mount Cass Wind Farm | |
|---|---|
| Country | New Zealand |
| Location | Canterbury |
| Coordinates | 43°4′30″S 172°50′15″E / 43.07500°S 172.83750°E |
| Status | Planned |
| Owners | MainPower, Marlborough Lines |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Hub height | 76.5 m |
| Rotor diameter | 120 m |
| Rated wind speed | Generates electricity up to 122 km/hr, and withstands gusts up to 350 km/hr |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | Siemens Gamesa SWT-DD-120 |
| Units planned | 22 x 4.3 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 94.6 MW |
The Mount Cass Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm to be located east of Waipara on Mount Cass in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. The project dates back to 2006, and the current plan by MainPower is to construct 22 wind turbines along a ridge of Mount Cass.
Resource consent was initially refused by the Hurunui District Council in 2009 but approved by the Environment Court in 2011. Preliminary work began in 2019 with the intent to be completed by late 2021, but was delayed by animal conservation concerns among other issues. As of July 2024 the project's status is unclear after a major investor pulled out.