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 1536.187 MW
Northpower 112.243 MW
Top Energy 30.128 MW
Vector 1173.699 MW
Counties Power 89.9 MW
NZ Steel 106.2 MW
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Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 584.589 MW
Northpower 112.243 MW
Top Energy 30.128 MW
Vector Northern 417.7 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
1539.682 31/10/2025 07:35
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
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
589.183 31/10/2025 07:35
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