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2.6 continued<br />

Renewables<br />

Figure 2.6.1:<br />

Renewables contracted background by stage<br />

GW<br />

80<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

The analysis shown in Figure 2.11 includes<br />

offshore wind, onshore wind, biomass, hydro and<br />

marine generation comparing the split contracted<br />

background against the scenario backgrounds.<br />

Figure 2.6.1 shows there is an existing level of<br />

around 7 GW of renewable generating capacity,<br />

with the Gone Green scenario renewable capacity<br />

level in 2020 at approximately 30 GW. Therefore<br />

if the Gone Green scenario is to be met then a<br />

further 25 GW of renewable generation (out of<br />

a total 45 GW of renewable contracted future<br />

generation with completion dates before 2020),<br />

will need to connect to the transmission system<br />

by 2020.<br />

Slow Progression shows a level of 15 GW of<br />

renewable generation capacity connected to<br />

the transmission system by 2020, showing an<br />

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2012<br />

2013<br />

2014<br />

Existing<br />

Without Consents<br />

2015<br />

2016<br />

2017<br />

2018<br />

2019<br />

2020<br />

Under Construction<br />

Slow Progression<br />

2021<br />

2022<br />

2023<br />

2024<br />

2025<br />

2026<br />

Consents Approved<br />

Gone Green<br />

2027<br />

2028<br />

2029<br />

2030<br />

2031<br />

increase of 8 GW on current existing levels. There<br />

is around 7 GW of further renewable generation<br />

currently with consents.<br />

Accelerated Growth shows a steep increase in<br />

renewable generation capacity by 2020 resulting<br />

in an increase on current existing levels of 30 GW.<br />

In the longer term there is an assumed growth in<br />

renewable generation that exceeds the current<br />

level of contracted renewable generation.<br />

In summary, renewable generation plays a large<br />

part in all of the scenarios over the period to<br />

2032 and there is currently enough contracted<br />

generation capacity to meet the levels required<br />

under the Slow Progression and Gone Green<br />

scenarios. The majority of these generation<br />

projects, however, are currently in the scoping or<br />

without consents phase of development.<br />

2032<br />

Awaiting Consents<br />

Accelerated Growth

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