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Wind power in New Zealand generates a small but rapidly growing proportion of the country's electricity. Having only become an established generation source in the late 1990s, as of 2012, wind power accounts for 622 MW of installed capacity and nearly 5 percent of electricity generated in the country. New Zealand is in the path of the Roaring Forties, creating an excellent resource for wind generation. The funnelling effect of Cook Strait and the Manawatu Gorge exacerbate the resource's potential, making the Lower North Island the main region for wind generation - 70 percent of the nation's current installed capacity lies within this region, with some turbines recording over 50 percent capacity factor in this area. ==Generation capacity and expansion== As of January 2012, New Zealand had an installed wind generation capacity of 622 MW. In the 2011 calendar year, wind power produced 1,930 GWh of electricity, 4.5 percent of the country's electricity generation that year. Around 3000 MW of wind farms and turbines have received resource consent or are seeking it. The New Zealand Wind Energy Association predicts that wind could reach 20 percent of New Zealand's annual generation by 2030 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wind power in New Zealand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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