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 1233.654 MW
Northpower 80.591 MW
Top Energy 12.575 MW
Vector 960.399 MW
Counties Power 58.3 MW
NZ Steel 94.4 MW
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Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 471.855 MW
Northpower 80.591 MW
Top Energy 12.575 MW
Vector Northern 351.5 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
1801.408 24/04/2026 18:30
1752.198 23/04/2026 18:40
1752.027 02/02/2026 17:55
1722.928 21/04/2026 18:30
1693.488 20/04/2026 18:25
1682.758 22/04/2026 18:20
1681.148 28/04/2026 18:30
1679.202 29/04/2026 18:40
1675.92 01/05/2026 07:55
1660.142 30/04/2026 18:25
GZ1 Load Date
732.22 24/04/2026 18:35
692.79 23/04/2026 18:30
685.66 22/04/2026 18:20
674.8 21/04/2026 18:40
673.169 02/02/2026 18:50
671.344 29/04/2026 18:30
671.05 28/04/2026 18:30
665.07 20/04/2026 18:30
662.704 30/04/2026 18:30
660.12 14/04/2026 18:30