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.

Updated:
Upper North Island Load Data
Zone 1 Load 1304.426 MW
Northpower 88.603 MW
Top Energy 19.584 MW
Vector 991.899 MW
Counties Power 71.8 MW
NZ Steel 107.1 MW
Updated:
Top North Island Load Data
GZ 1 Load 498.84 MW
Northpower 88.603 MW
Top Energy 19.584 MW
Vector Northern 366.4 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 Summer daily peaks.
Zone 1 Load Date
1752.027 02/02/2026 17:55
1650.488 14/04/2026 18:35
1647.605 26/03/2026 17:50
1638.836 11/02/2026 17:30
1626.666 13/02/2026 12:55
1619.4 29/10/2025 08:00
1612.238 23/10/2025 11:05
1610.168 07/04/2026 18:20
1605.056 03/02/2026 09:45
1602.482 15/01/2026 13:25
GZ1 Load Date
673.169 02/02/2026 18:50
660.12 14/04/2026 18:30
653.507 26/03/2026 17:50
645.45 16/04/2026 18:35
642.32 13/04/2026 18:20
638.88 15/04/2026 18:45
637.09 07/04/2026 18:40
634.031 11/02/2026 17:55
632.16 08/04/2026 18:40
630.09 28/10/2025 20:20