McKee power station

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McKee power station is an operating power station of at least 100-megawatts (MW) in Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
McKee power station Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand -39.0976264, 174.3359808 (exact)[1][2]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: -39.0976264, 174.3359808

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[3][4] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 50[4] gas turbine[4] 2013[4] 2038 (planned)[4]
Unit 2 operating[3][4] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 50[4] gas turbine[4] 2013[4] 2038 (planned)[4]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Todd Generation Taranaki [100.0%]
Unit 2 Todd Generation Taranaki [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/McKee+power+station/@-39.0977638174.333770617z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x6d14f94b84bca31d:0x43128b29f22af651!2sMcKee+power+station!8m2!3d-39.0977638!4d174.3359593!3m4!1s0x6d14f94b84bca31d:0x43128b29f22af651!8m2!3d-39.0977638!4d174.3359593. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220223103236/https://trc.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Environment/Monitoring-OGproduction/MR2016-ToddMckeeProductionStationPowerPlant.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220223103220/https://trc.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Environment/Monitoring-Industry/2019onwards/MR20-ToddMcKeePowerPlant.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20220819042622/http://www.mbie.govt.nz/dmsdocument/12554-2020-thermal-generation-stack-update-report-pdf. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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