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 963.213 MW
Northpower 67.484 MW
Top Energy 7.56 MW
Vector 715.699 MW
Counties Power 51.9 MW
NZ Steel 95.1 MW
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Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 347.274 MW
Northpower 67.484 MW
Top Energy 7.56 MW
Vector Northern 247.4 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
1865.623 18/05/2026 17:55
1825.344 20/05/2026 07:55
1811.553 19/05/2026 18:35
1811.408 15/05/2026 07:40
1777.432 14/05/2026 18:50
1761.802 12/05/2026 17:55
1755.613 11/05/2026 17:55
1748.11 21/05/2026 07:45
1722.102 22/05/2026 17:55
1720.342 13/05/2026 18:30
GZ1 Load Date
738.944 18/05/2026 18:25
733.304 20/05/2026 18:20
726.445 19/05/2026 18:30
710.324 12/05/2026 18:35
699.901 15/05/2026 07:50
697.984 14/05/2026 18:35
694.634 13/05/2026 18:35
694.164 17/05/2026 18:15
693.384 21/05/2026 18:35
693.045 11/05/2026 18:35