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 1508.649 MW
Northpower 95.329 MW
Top Energy 25.832 MW
Vector 1220.098 MW
Counties Power 83.4 MW
NZ Steel 61.8 MW
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Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 555.751 MW
Northpower 95.329 MW
Top Energy 25.832 MW
Vector Northern 412.4 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
1599.244 18/11/2025 17:45
1598.622 10/12/2025 17:45
1596.469 27/11/2025 16:50
1589.926 09/12/2025 18:00
1588.32 28/10/2025 20:25
1586.909 08/12/2025 18:00
1580.713 28/11/2025 11:55
1580.255 30/10/2025 08:20
GZ1 Load Date
630.09 28/10/2025 20:20
626.7 29/10/2025 08:00
625.103 08/12/2025 18:45
620.125 12/11/2025 18:35
620.012 18/11/2025 17:50
617.166 10/12/2025 18:05
612.1 30/10/2025 08:15
609.794 27/11/2025 17:55
609.128 09/12/2025 18:00
602.683 10/11/2025 18:45