Arnold Power Station

The Arnold Power Station is a hydroelectric facility fed from Lake Brunner on the Arnold River in West Coast, New Zealand, owned and operated by TrustPower. The plant is rated at 3 megawatts (4,000 hp) and has an average annual output of 25 gigawatt-hours (90 TJ).[1]

Arnold Power Station
CountryNew Zealand
LocationWest Coast
Coordinates42°31′44.58″S 171°24′40.56″E
StatusOperational
Commission date1932
Owner(s)TrustPower
Operator(s)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity3 MW (4,000 hp)

Development

TrustPower has been planning a new hydroelectric power station at Arnold, with an output of 46 megawatts (62,000 hp) and average annual generation of 220 gigawatt-hours (790 TJ).[2] Consents for this project were granted by the Grey District and West Coast Regional Councils in November 2008.[3] Though the resource consents were upheld by the Environment Court in 2010,[1] the project was put on hold indefinitely in 2012 due to changes in economic conditions.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Arnold Power Station". TrustPower. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. "Proposed Arnold Valley Hydro Electric Power Scheme". 17 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
  3. Kloeten, Niko (13 November 2008). "TrustPower gets consents for West Coast hydro scheme". National Business Review. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  4. Kidson, Sally (23 May 2012). "Groups hail shelving of hydro schemes". The Nelson Mail.

Further reading

  • Martin, John E, ed. (1991). People, Power and Power Stations. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books Ltd and Electricity Corporation of New Zealand. pp. 316 pages. ISBN 0-908912-16-1.


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