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 1117.161 MW
Northpower 83.272 MW
Top Energy 11.07 MW
Vector 871.999 MW
Counties Power 52.4 MW
NZ Steel 73.8 MW
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Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 437.962 MW
Northpower 83.272 MW
Top Energy 11.07 MW
Vector Northern 319.2 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
1567.022 10/11/2025 17:50
1562.452 31/10/2025 08:05
1537.096 12/11/2025 18:45
1532.374 22/10/2025 18:25
1525.825 21/10/2025 08:30
1505.449 24/10/2025 08:15
GZ1 Load Date
630.09 28/10/2025 20:20
626.7 29/10/2025 08:00
620.125 12/11/2025 18:35
612.1 30/10/2025 08:15
602.683 10/11/2025 18:45
602.14 31/10/2025 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