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 1610.589 MW
Northpower 104.895 MW
Top Energy 27.701 MW
Vector 1267.298 MW
Counties Power 101.3 MW
NZ Steel 79.3 MW
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Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 618.491 MW
Northpower 104.895 MW
Top Energy 27.701 MW
Vector Northern 460.6 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 Summer daily peaks.
Zone 1 Load Date
1752.027 02/02/2026 17:55
1638.836 11/02/2026 17:30
1619.4 29/10/2025 08:00
1612.238 23/10/2025 11:05
1605.056 03/02/2026 09:45
1602.482 15/01/2026 13:25
1599.244 18/11/2025 17:45
1598.622 10/12/2025 17:45
1596.469 27/11/2025 16:50
1594.813 21/01/2026 17:25
GZ1 Load Date
673.169 02/02/2026 18:50
634.031 11/02/2026 17:55
630.09 28/10/2025 20:20
626.7 29/10/2025 08:00
625.103 08/12/2025 18:45
625.079 21/01/2026 17:50
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