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 1553.108 MW
Northpower 100.125 MW
Top Energy 19.155 MW
Vector 1224.799 MW
Counties Power 83.2 MW
NZ Steel 97.8 MW
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Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 571.23 MW
Northpower 100.125 MW
Top Energy 19.155 MW
Vector Northern 425.6 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
2298.417 29/07/2026 08:00
2252.788 27/07/2026 18:45
2225.371 28/07/2026 07:50
2185.94 30/07/2026 07:50
2148.961 03/07/2026 08:10
2106.976 02/07/2026 07:55
2097.819 01/07/2026 08:15
2072.143 26/07/2026 18:40
2065.856 11/06/2026 07:45
2063.493 26/06/2026 17:55
GZ1 Load Date
930.854 29/07/2026 07:50
913.301 27/07/2026 18:50
886.806 28/07/2026 18:50
870.015 30/07/2026 07:50
866.425 26/07/2026 18:35
864.184 01/07/2026 18:10
859.76 03/07/2026 08:15
858.305 07/07/2026 18:00
849.934 26/06/2026 17:50
845.762 22/07/2026 18:40