Ready to build · Willowby
Ashburton 3
- Size
- 5.9 MW
- Network
- EA Networks
- Completion date
- 2027 Q1
The Ashburton 3 site is adjacent to Lightyears’ existing Ashburton 1 & 2 and is a 6 MW community-scale solar farm.
The solar farm will cover approximately seven hectares of an existing farm and produce enough energy to power approximately 1,100 homes.
The site will contain thousands of solar panels that track the movement of the sun across the day, producing clean electrical energy for the needs of the local district and helping to offset electricity from fossil fuels imported into the North Canterbury region.
Designed with agrivoltaics in mind, the design features increased row spacing and elevated panel heights, enabling ongoing agricultural activities beneath and around the solar arrays. This approach supports continued grazing and pasture management alongside energy production.