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A new wind farm makes it possible for the diesel-reliant Chatham Islands to go green and run entirely on renewable energy.
Locals hope it will slash astronomically high power prices with some saying the costs are deterring others from moving there.
The three new wind turbines at the Point Durham wind farm can generate more energy than the current peak demand.
The power price is expected to drop by more than 20 percent to about 89 cents per kiloWatt hour.
Currently, diesel fuels the power supply on the Chatham Islands, but it is costly and vulnerable to supply chain issues with an ageing ship and price fluctuations.
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