McKee power station

39°05′52″S 174°20′10″E / 39.0977°S 174.3360°E / -39.0977; 174.3360StatusOperationalOwner(s)Nova EnergyOperator(s)Nova EnergyThermal power station Primary fuelNatural gasPower generation Units operational4Nameplate capacity102 MW

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The McKee power station is a gas-fired generating plant located at the McKee production station in north Taranaki, New Zealand. The plant currently comprises two 50 MW gas turbines in open cycle mode and two 1 MW reciprocating engines in cogeneration mode. It is owned and operated by Nova Energy.^[1]

The 100 MW open cycle gas turbine power station was officially opened in March 2013.^[2] This plant comprises two GE LM6000 gas turbines and was constructed at a cost of $100 million.^[3]

References

^ "Generation". Nova Energy. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
^ "PM opens new McKee Power Plant in Taranaki" (Press release). New Zealand Government. 21 March 2013.
^ "Todd builds 100 MW gas power station", Energy, 5 (2): 6, March–April 2011

External links

Nova Energy website

New Plymouth District, New Zealand

Seat: New Plymouth Central

Populated places

North Ward

Waitara C.B.	Huirangi Lepperton Waitara
Clifton C.B.	Ahititi Mimi Motunui Onaero Tikorangi Tongapōrutu Urenui Uruti

Kōhanga Moa Ward

Inglewood C.B.	Egmont Village ^SW Hillsborough ^NPC Hurworth ^SW Inglewood ^SW Kaimata ^SW Norfolk ^SW Purangi ^SW Ratapiko ^SW Waitoriki ^SW

Kaitake-Ngāmotu Ward

Kaitake C.B.	Ōkato ^SW Ōakura ^SW Omata ^SW Tataraimaka ^SW
Puketapa-Bell Block C.B.	Bell Block ^NPC Paraite ^NPC
New Plymouth City Proper ^nonCB	Blagdon ^NPC Brooklands ^NPC East End ^NPC Ferndale ^NPC Fitzroy ^NPC Frankleigh Park ^NPC Glen Avon ^NPC Highlands Park ^NPC Hurdon ^NPC Lynmouth ^NPC Mangorei ^NPC Marfell ^NPC Merrilands ^NPC Moturoa ^NPC New Plymouth C.B.D. ^NPC Ridgewood ^NPC Spotswood ^NPC Strandon ^NPC Vogeltown ^NPC Waiwhakaiho ^NPC Welbourn Westown ^NPC Whalers Gate ^NPC

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^SW - locality that was formerly part of the defunct South-West Ward until 2022; ^NPC - locality that was formerly part of the defunct New Plymouth City Ward until 2022; ^nonCB - area not within a community board