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 1656.059 MW
Northpower 124.557 MW
Top Energy 31.234 MW
Vector 1297.698 MW
Counties Power 87.2 MW
NZ Steel 89.7 MW
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Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 625.361 MW
Northpower 124.557 MW
Top Energy 31.234 MW
Vector Northern 444.1 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
2224.756 22/07/2025 08:10
2218.962 25/07/2025 07:40
2215.6 23/07/2025 07:45
2213.078 04/08/2025 18:30
2212.778 21/07/2025 18:30
2202.579 24/07/2025 07:45
2165.483 11/08/2025 08:00
2142.548 05/08/2025 18:40
2142.264 12/08/2025 07:55
2133.885 17/07/2025 18:40
GZ1 Load Date
906.031 23/07/2025 08:00
905.97 04/08/2025 18:20
905.43 22/07/2025 18:30
902.46 21/07/2025 19:00
887.604 24/07/2025 07:50
886.8 15/07/2025 18:40
881.35 05/08/2025 18:40
875.264 25/07/2025 07:40
866.749 11/08/2025 07:50
863.19 10/08/2025 19:00