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 926.443 MW
Northpower 62.284 MW
Top Energy 5.91 MW
Vector 707.699 MW
Counties Power 43.8 MW
NZ Steel 84.3 MW
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Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 349.294 MW
Northpower 62.284 MW
Top Energy 5.91 MW
Vector Northern 258.9 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 Winter daily peaks.
Zone 1 Load Date
1865.623 18/05/2026 17:55
1843.947 26/05/2026 08:00
1825.344 20/05/2026 07:55
1812.492 28/05/2026 18:30
1811.553 19/05/2026 18:35
1811.408 15/05/2026 07:40
1804.172 27/05/2026 18:00
1787.962 29/05/2026 17:55
1787.622 25/05/2026 18:00
1777.432 14/05/2026 18:50
GZ1 Load Date
738.944 18/05/2026 18:25
733.304 20/05/2026 18:20
727.814 28/05/2026 18:25
726.445 19/05/2026 18:30
725.055 26/05/2026 18:15
722.534 27/05/2026 18:30
714.544 25/05/2026 18:25
712.604 29/05/2026 18:35
710.324 12/05/2026 18:35
699.901 15/05/2026 07:50