Green power: Surge expected in plans for wind and solar electricity generation

Jamie Gray
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Business Reporter·NZ Herald·
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Green power: Surge expected in plans for wind and solar electricity generation
Green power: Surge expected in plans for wind and solar electricity generation

Steep falls in the cost of renewable electricity generation are driving a surge in new projects, with no signs of a slowdown in sight.

New Zealand now has 19 wind farms, with two more under construction, generating 6 per cent of the country's electricity consumption, or 690 megawatts (MW) of

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