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 1444.577 MW
Northpower 99.047 MW
Top Energy 45.284 MW
Vector 1138.699 MW
Counties Power 80.9 MW
NZ Steel 74.2 MW
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Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 544.679 MW
Northpower 99.047 MW
Top Energy 45.284 MW
Vector Northern 396.1 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 Summer daily peaks.
Zone 1 Load Date
1600.629 30/10/2026 08:00
1598.715 21/10/2026 21:05
1593.645 22/10/2026 07:50
1566.539 27/10/2026 21:15
1555.406 28/10/2026 07:40
1550.178 06/11/2026 17:30
1546.197 23/10/2026 08:05
1541.27 20/10/2026 07:50
1538.064 05/11/2026 17:30
1535.691 04/11/2026 18:00
GZ1 Load Date
622.74 20/10/2026 08:20
621.18 22/10/2026 07:55
617.066 21/10/2026 08:05
610.261 29/10/2026 18:50
607.44 28/10/2026 08:05
606.533 30/10/2026 08:00
604.501 23/10/2026 08:05
601.943 02/11/2026 19:00
599.418 27/10/2026 21:10
594.159 05/11/2026 18:35