Electricity Performance Measures




10 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4539

The Electricity (Information Disclosure) Regulations 1999
(For 12 Months ending 30 June 1999, 30 June 1998, 30 June 1997, and 30 June 1996)

Part 4
Energy Delivery Efficiency Performance
Measures And Statistics
(Disclosure Under Regulation 21)

  1. Energy delivery efficiency performance measures

(a) Load factor ...................................................% 68.78 67.40 66.01 67.26
Percentage of electrical energy entering the
transmission system over maximum demand times
hours per year

(b) Loss ratio ...................................................% 3.83 4.27 3.61 5.69
Transmission losses over energy entering the
system

(c) Capacity utilisation.........................................% 65.11 66.99 67.48 70.99
Maximum demand over total transformer capacity

  1. Statistics

(a) System length, broken down by voltage

Total ........................................................km 17,640 17,640 17,693 17,739
350 kV (HVDC) ................................................km 611 611 611 611
270 kV (HVDC) ................................................km 611 611 611 611
0 kV (HVDC earth electrode) ..............................km 31 31 31 31
220 kV (HVAC) ................................................km 8,365 8,365 8,363 8,361
110 kV (HVAC) ................................................km 6,270 6,263 6,323 6,384
66/50/33/11 kV .............................................km 1,752 1,759 1,754 1,741

(b) Circuit length of overhead electric lines,
broken down by voltage:

Total ........................................................km 17,555 17,556 17,610 17,659
350 kV (HVDC) ................................................km 571 571 571 571
270 kV (HVDC) ................................................km 571 571 571 571
0 kV (HVDC earth electrode) ..............................km 31 31 31 31
220 kV (HVAC) ................................................km 8,365 8,365 8,363 8,361
110 kV (HVAC) ................................................km 6,265 6,259 6,320 6,384
66/50/33/11 kV .............................................km 1,752 1,759 1,754 1,741

NB: HVDC link submarine power cables measure
approximately 80km.

Broken down by voltage:

350 kV (HVDC) ................................................km 40 40 40 40
270 kV (HVDC) ................................................km 40 40 40 40

(c) Total circuit length of underground electric
lines (110 kV HVAC) .......................................km 5 4 3 0

(d) Transformer capacity
(kilovolt amperes)........................................kVA 8.7110⁶ 8.6410⁶ 8.5610⁶ 7.99*10⁶

(e) Maximum demand (kilowatts) ...........................kW 5.6710⁶ 5.7910⁶ 5.7710⁶ 5.67*10⁶

(f) Total electricity supplied from the system
(kilowatt hours) ..........................................kWh 32.8610⁹ 32.7310⁹ 32.2010⁹ 31.53*10⁹

(g) Total electricity conveyed through the system
(kilowatt hours) ..........................................kWh 34.1710⁹ 34.1910⁹ 33.4010⁹ 33.43*10⁹

(h) Total customers ............................................. 55 51 50 49

  • to 2 decimal places only, higher accuracy used in calculations


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