A panel of experts will consider consents for three proposed wind farms in Auckland, Manawatu, and Southland as part of a fast-track resource consent process.  The three farms have the potential to cut about 150 million kilograms of carbon emissions, generate 419 megawatts of electricity at peak output, and create up to 840 construction jobs. The largest of the three was Contact Energy's proposed Southland Wind Farm east of Wyndham, which would operate 55 wind turbines and generate 300 Mw at peak output.

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