Lodestone: building a billion-dollar company on sunshine

Lodestone: building a billion-dollar company on sunshine
Solar farms on an unobtrusive scale are resonating well with district councils, says Lodestone. (Image: Lodestone)
Ian Llewellyn
Lodestone Energy is steadily increasing its solar farm portfolio and is on track to become a billion-dollar company with a medium-sized solar array in towns all around New Zealand.The company has two solar farms and recently broke ground near Whitianga, part of its phase one programme, which includes solar farms near Kaitaia, Edgecumbe and Waiotahe.Construction on more sites in Dargaville, Manawatū and Canterbury is expected to start in 2025.Lodestone plans 18 utility-scale solar projects in its phase two and phase three development plans.Manag...

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