{{Short description|Geothermal power station in Waikato, New Zealand}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox power station |name = Rotokawa Power Station |image = |image_caption = |country = New Zealand |location = [[Waikato]] | coordinates = {{coord|38|36|43|S|176|11|35|E|type:landmark_region:NZ|display=inline,title}} |owner = [[Mercury Energy]] |status = O | geo_type = | geo_temp_requirement = | geo_well_count = | geo_well_depth = | geo_water_output = | geo_cogeneration = |ps_electrical_capacity = 34 MW |commissioned = 1997, 2002 |decommissioned = }}
The '''Rotokawa Power Station''' is a [[Geothermal power|geothermal]] power station owned and operated by [[Mercury Energy]]. It is located approximately {{convert|10|km|abbr=off}} north east of [[Taupō]] in [[New Zealand]]. The station uses a [[binary cycle]] manufactured by [[Ormat Industries]]. [[Image:Geothermal.Electricity.NZ.Rotokawa.png|thumb|none|260px|Electricity Generation at Rotokawa.]]
In May 2008, work began on the nearby [[Nga Awa Purua Power Station]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mightyriverpower.co.nz/Generation/PowerStations/Geothermal/Rotokawa/| title=Rotokawa| publisher=[[Mercury Energy|Mighty River Power]]| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081108002746/http://www.mightyriverpower.co.nz/Generation/PowerStations/Geothermal/Rotokawa/| archivedate=2008-11-08}}</ref>
==Environmental aspects== Due to the high temperatures associated with the geothermal vent here, this locale is an occurrence of [[extremophile]] micro-organisms that can thrive on the high vent water temperature.<ref>C.Michael Hogan. 2010. [http://www.eoearth.org/article/Extremophile?topic=49540 ''Extremophile'']. eds. E.Monosson and C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington DC</ref>
==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|New Zealand|Geology|Renewable energy}}}} *[[Geothermal power in New Zealand]] *[[List of power stations in New Zealand]]
== References == {{reflist}} {{Mercury Energy|state=autocollapse}} {{Electricity generation in Waikato}}
[[Category:Geothermal power stations in New Zealand]] [[Category:Taupō District]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in the Taupō District]]
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