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 1151.889 MW
Northpower 85.4 MW
Top Energy 15.9 MW
Vector 867.899 MW
Counties Power 67.6 MW
NZ Steel 90.8 MW
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Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 429.89 MW
Northpower 85.4 MW
Top Energy 15.9 MW
Vector Northern 303.6 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
2224.756 22/07/2025 08:10
2218.962 25/07/2025 07:40
2215.6 23/07/2025 07:45
2213.078 04/08/2025 18:30
2212.778 21/07/2025 18:30
2202.579 24/07/2025 07:45
2198.688 19/08/2025 18:45
2165.483 11/08/2025 08:00
2142.548 05/08/2025 18:40
2142.264 12/08/2025 07:55
GZ1 Load Date
910.59 19/08/2025 18:45
906.031 23/07/2025 08:00
905.97 04/08/2025 18:20
905.43 22/07/2025 18:30
902.46 21/07/2025 19:00
887.604 24/07/2025 07:50
886.8 15/07/2025 18:40
881.35 05/08/2025 18:40
875.264 25/07/2025 07:40
866.749 11/08/2025 07:50