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 1411.187 MW
Northpower 97.474 MW
Top Energy 25.065 MW
Vector 1114.998 MW
Counties Power 83.8 MW
NZ Steel 63.2 MW
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Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 521.182 MW
Northpower 97.474 MW
Top Energy 25.065 MW
Vector Northern 371.1 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 Summer daily peaks.
Zone 1 Load Date
1619.4 29/10/2025 08:00
1612.238 23/10/2025 11:05
1588.32 28/10/2025 20:25
1580.255 30/10/2025 08:20
1532.374 22/10/2025 18:25
1525.825 21/10/2025 08:30
1505.449 24/10/2025 08:15
1502.132 20/10/2025 08:10
1470.961 27/10/2025 17:55
1309.541 25/10/2025 10:30
GZ1 Load Date
630.09 28/10/2025 20:20
626.7 29/10/2025 08:00
612.1 30/10/2025 08:15
600.093 22/10/2025 18:20
600.058 23/10/2025 18:45
586.761 27/10/2025 17:55
584.401 21/10/2025 08:05
578.173 20/10/2025 18:55
554.189 24/10/2025 08:15
509.55 26/10/2025 20:10