Giant wind farm considered for Otago

Meridian Energy is investigating a $1.1 billion to $2 billion wind farm - possibly the biggest in the world.

The company has three monitoring wind towers on Rocklands Station, in Otago's Lammerlaw Range, and expects to know possibly within 12 months if the project is feasible.

The site has the potential to generate between 600MW and 1000MW in electricity, making its output as big as or even bigger than Benmore Station's.