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Upper & Top South Island Security

Introduction

The System Operator is facilitating the electricity industry's co-ordinated approach to manage any security of supply issues that might arise for the South Island Region north of the Waitaki Valley.

Live Load Data

The live load data information is available for the duration of the South Island transmission tactical upgrade program.

Due to the location of recording equipment at some sites, the load split between retailers for these zones is indicative only.

The information in these tables is updated every five minutes.

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Update time: 05 Feb 2012 16:05

Upper South Island Load Data
Zone 3 Real Time VSAT Limit	1065.9 MW
Zone 3 Load	712.1 MW
Zone 3 Margin	353.8 MW
Zone 3 AUVLS enabled	No
Electricity Ashburton	104.9 MW
Marlborough Lines	42.5 MW
Buller Electricity	10.2 MW
Network Tasman	76.3 MW
Alpine Energy Ltd	77.3 MW
Mainpower	74.2 MW
Orion	303.0 MW
Westpower	23.8 MW

Update time: 05 Feb 2012 16:05

Top South Island Load Data
GZ 9 Real Time VSAT Limit	273.1 MW
GZ 9 Load	152.7 MW
GZ 9 Margin	120.4 MW
GZ 9 AUVLS enabled	No
Marlborough Lines	42.5 MW
Buller Electricity	10.2 MW
Network Tasman	76.3 MW

Latest Zone Load Graphs

These graphs are published Monday to Friday (business days only) and show the loads for the previous business day.

Zone 3 Load (Upper South Island)

Updated 02 Feb 2012 20:00

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GZ 9 Load (Nelson)

Updated 02 Feb 2012 20:00

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Historical Zone Load Peaks

Top 10 now reflects Summer daily peaks.

Zone 3 Load	Date	GZ 9 Load	Date
947.04	09/11/11 18:00	219.04	01/02/12 09:30
932.59	06/12/11 18:25	208.05	31/01/12 08:40
928.15	20/10/11 08:35	207.30	27/10/11 08:10
903.94	03/02/12 08:15	206.95	20/10/11 08:30
902.25	02/12/11 08:10	206.47	03/02/12 08:55
902.15	02/02/12 08:10	205.17	01/12/11 08:15
901.07	05/12/11 17:50	205.09	20/01/12 09:25
900.12	30/11/11 08:20	204.74	02/02/12 09:15
899.83	29/11/11 08:10	204.21	02/12/11 08:25
899.54	01/12/11 08:10	204.05	23/01/12 08:45