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 1461.611 MW
Northpower 101.395 MW
Top Energy 24.975 MW
Vector 1175.099 MW
Counties Power 74.5 MW
NZ Steel 57.3 MW
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Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 560.713 MW
Northpower 101.395 MW
Top Energy 24.975 MW
Vector Northern 408.1 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
1752.027 02/02/2026 17:55
1647.605 26/03/2026 17:50
1638.836 11/02/2026 17:30
1626.666 13/02/2026 12:55
1619.4 29/10/2025 08:00
1612.238 23/10/2025 11:05
1605.056 03/02/2026 09:45
1602.482 15/01/2026 13:25
1602.011 12/02/2026 15:55
1599.244 18/11/2025 17:45
GZ1 Load Date
673.169 02/02/2026 18:50
653.507 26/03/2026 17:50
634.031 11/02/2026 17:55
630.09 28/10/2025 20:20
626.7 29/10/2025 08:00
625.103 08/12/2025 18:45
625.079 21/01/2026 17:50
620.125 12/11/2025 18:35
620.012 18/11/2025 17:50
618.982 25/03/2026 17:50