Upper North Island loads

Power system loads in the North Island north of Huntly (Zone 1) are displayed on this page to give power companies loading information across the zone.

This information is updated every five minutes. Due to the location of recording equipment at some sites, the load split between retailers for these zones is indicative only.

The historical Zone Load Peaks are winter and summer seasonal values and are reset at the change of seasons on 20 October and 10 May.

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Upper North Island Load Data
Zone 1 Load 1228.908 MW
Northpower 86.269 MW
Top Energy 12.37 MW
Vector 951.899 MW
Counties Power 63 MW
NZ Steel 90 MW
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Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 477.009 MW
Northpower 86.269 MW
Top Energy 12.37 MW
Vector Northern 352.8 MW

Latest Zone Load Graphs

Zone 1 Load (Upper North Island)

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GZ 1 Load (Northland)

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Historical Zone Load Peaks

Top 10 now reflects Winter daily peaks.
Zone 1 Load Date
2370.504 07/08/2026 07:50
2361.457 06/08/2026 07:50
2298.417 29/07/2026 08:00
2294.111 05/08/2026 19:05
2252.788 27/07/2026 18:45
2225.371 28/07/2026 07:50
2185.94 30/07/2026 07:50
2152.197 20/08/2026 07:50
2148.961 03/07/2026 08:10
2126.266 04/08/2026 18:40
GZ1 Load Date
952.519 07/08/2026 07:50
951.989 06/08/2026 07:40
942.903 05/08/2026 18:55
930.854 29/07/2026 07:50
913.301 27/07/2026 18:50
886.806 28/07/2026 18:50
879.247 17/08/2026 18:35
870.015 30/07/2026 07:50
866.425 26/07/2026 18:35
865.888 20/08/2026 07:50