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Māngere blaze sends multiple homes up in flames, how the Prime Minister’s feeling about his deputy’s bribe accusations and some tough talk from the Reserve Bank in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
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A $600 million solar farm planned for the Mackenzie Basin — if approved — will power up to 100,000 homes, and ticks every box, its backers say.
Far North Solar Farms Ltd has applied to build a 420MW solar farm — believed to the biggest in the country — near Lake Benmore and about 8km east of Twizel.
Its director, Richard Homewood, of Auckland, said the farm was in a sunny place, on flat land and a transmission line, which sent power to Christchurch and beyond, ran through the site.
“It is one of the best sites you could pick anywhere,” he said.
“A lot of places are sunny but do not have the infrastructure to support it, or are hilly.
The cost of panels had halved in the past four months, Homewood said.
Manufacturers had ramped up panel production, expecting higher demand but increased interest rates had led to a dampening in projects coming on track.
Rising interest rates would balance out savings from the cheaper panels, he said.
The site could be seen from different areas in the basin but it was not easily seen and would be sheltered.
The only clear view of the panels was from the Ohau power station C, he said.
The panels were not high and would tilt to follow the sun during the day. The solar farm would be able to send power at the height of the day which would help hydro stations in the area maintain water for higher demand later on.
“People can nit-pick about these developments ... but if you have to get two to three times generation before 2050 then you need renewable solar generation in the Mackenzie.”
If it gets the go-ahead it would take up to 60 per cent of the remaining capacity in the transmission lines to get power out of the area.
The company has been in existence for about four years and has four solar farms in the North Island under development and another seven sites selected.