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| Country | New Zealand |
| Location | between Helensville and Kaukapakapa, Rodney District |
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| Status | Proposed |
| Owner(s) | Genesis Energy |
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| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Generation units | 1 (initial) 2 (future) |
| Combined cycle? | Yes |
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| Maximum capacity | 240 MW (initial) 480 MW (future) |
The Rodney Power Station is a natural gas fired combined cycle power station proposed by Genesis Energy.
The power station will be located on a 48 ha site midway between Helensville and Kaukapakapa on State Highway 16, near the Kaipara Harbour, north west of Auckland.[1] The proposed development includes substantial upgrade or replacement of the Helensville waste water treatment plant, which the local council would otherwise have to fund.
The plant is designed to use high efficiency combined cycle gas turbine technology to meet the increasing demand for electricity in the north Auckland region. The location will also assist to ease constraints on HV electricity transmission[1].
In its assessment of Transpower's proposal to upgrade HV transmission to north of Auckland, the Electricity Commission considered that the Rodney power station project provided a generation alternative to transmission.[2]
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The application for resource consents was notified for public submissions in April 2008, the Hearing held in September and consents granted in December 2008[3].
The project was opposed by some local residents[4], Greenpeace and the Green Party.
Resource consents for the power station were granted by Rodney District Council in March 2009. A variation to the District Plan created a thermal energy generation rural zone between Helensville and Kaukapakapa.[5]
Although resource consents and the District Plan provisions are in place, there is no intention to proceed with construction in the near future.[6]