Approximately 44% of primary energy is from renewable energy sources in New Zealand. Approximately 87% of electricity comes from renewable energy, primarily hydropower and geothermal power.
Geothermal drilling at Te Mihi, New Zealand
Wind power in New Zealand
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Wind power constitutes a small but growing proportion of New Zealand's electricity. As of November 2023, wind power accounts for 1,059 MW of installed capacity and over 6 percent of electricity genera
Renewable energy in New Zealand
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The Windflow 500 is New Zealand's only locally designed and manufactured wind turbine.
This demonstration wind turbine in Brooklyn, Wellington, was New Zealand's first turbine. It has since been upgraded. It was in operation for 22 years from 1993 to 2015.