✨ Electricity Performance Measures and Statistics




DISCLOSURE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND STATISTICS PURSUANT TO REGULATION 21 OF THE ELECTRICITY (INFORMATION DISCLOSURE) REGULATIONS 1999

1. Energy Delivery Efficiency

Performance Measures

2001 2000 1999 1998
(a) Load Factor 74.85% 73.18% 70.59% 73.18%
(b) Loss Ratio *3.50% 3.33% 3.62% 3.64%
(c) Capacity Utilisation 32.59%* 33.47% 34.78% 35.61%
  • Estimated

2. Statistics

(a) System length, broken down by voltage:

Voltage 2001 2000 1999 1998
- 33 kV 208.0 km 202.6 km 202.6 km 202.6 km
- 11 kV 3143.0 km 3368.0 km 3163.3 km 3143.4 km
- 400V 1933.0 km 1708.9 km 1704.2 km 1698.5 km
- Total 5284.0 km 5277.5 km 5070.1 km 5044.5 km

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

Voltage 2001 2000 1999 1998
- 33 kV 195.0 km 190.0 km 190.0 km 190.0 km
- 11 kV 3065.0 km 3292.0 km 3113.8 km 3094.6 km
- 400V 1697.0 km 1510.5 km 1509.8 km 1508.1 km
- Total 4957.0 km 4992.5 km 4813.6 km 4792.7 km

(c) Circuit length of underground cables, broken down by voltage:

Voltage 2001 2000 1999 1998
- 33 kV 13.0 km 12.6 km 12.6 km 12.6 km
- 11 kV 78.0 km 74.0 km 49.5 km 48.7 km
- 400V 236.0 km 198.4 km 194.4 km 190.4 km
- Total 327.0 km 285.0 km 256.5 km 251.7 km

(d) Transformer capacity

2001 2000 1999 1998
393,000 kVA 386,198 kVA 376,189 kVA 360,620 kVA

(e) Maximum demand

2001 2000 1999 1998
128,094 kW 129,256 kW 130,840 kW 128,298 kW

(f) Total electricity supplied from the system - kWh

2001 2000 1999 1998
828,011,990 801,003,409 779,779,003 792,983,840

(g) Total electricity conveyed through the system for other retailers

Retailer 2001 2000 1999 1998
- Meridian Energy 330,171,947 662,501,457 *807,406,700 *821,319,247
- Trust Power 193,856,714 99,212,506
- Mercury Energy 6,652,475 3,436,319 *1,427,301 *529,204
- TransAlta 269,077,267 61,455,480 *281,231
- Genesis 32,259,752 1,475,776
- Energy Waikato 6,213,760 371,670
- Mighty River 232,208 140,776
- Empower 676,579 22,917
- Contact Energy 746,956 372

*Restated to include losses

(h) Total Customers

2001 2000 1999 1998
45,589 44,674 44,158 43,371


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2001, No 113


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