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 1615.388 MW
Northpower 114.142 MW
Top Energy 26.778 MW
Vector 1260.299 MW
Counties Power 93.2 MW
NZ Steel 100.4 MW
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Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 656.29 MW
Northpower 114.142 MW
Top Energy 26.778 MW
Vector Northern 490.5 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
2148.961 03/07/2026 08:10
2106.976 02/07/2026 07:55
2097.819 01/07/2026 08:15
2065.856 11/06/2026 07:45
2063.493 26/06/2026 17:55
2052.403 07/07/2026 18:00
2042.262 09/07/2026 18:00
2014.162 30/06/2026 18:30
2003.843 06/07/2026 17:55
1994.683 17/06/2026 18:20
GZ1 Load Date
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
842.164 02/07/2026 18:50
842.124 06/07/2026 18:15
837.444 09/07/2026 18:35
836.544 30/06/2026 18:45
826.812 11/06/2026 07:40
820.664 16/06/2026 18:15