New Zealand electricity grid

E576308

electricity transmission network national infrastructure

The New Zealand electricity grid is the nationwide high-voltage transmission and distribution network that carries power from generation sources, including major hydro schemes, to homes and businesses across the country.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
New Zealand national grid	6
New Zealand electricity system	2
New Zealand national electricity grid	2
New Zealand National Grid	1
Transpower New Zealand	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	electricity transmission network ⓘ national infrastructure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	New Zealand national grid NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand power grid NERFINISHED ⓘ
connects	North Island NERFINISHED ⓘ South Island NERFINISHED ⓘ distribution networks in New Zealand ⓘ large industrial electricity consumers in New Zealand ⓘ major electricity generators in New Zealand ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
coverage	entire New Zealand land area ⓘ
energySourcesTransmitted	geothermal power ⓘ hydroelectric power ⓘ solar power ⓘ thermal power ⓘ wind power ⓘ
environmentalConsideration	integration of renewable energy sources ⓘ
futureChallenge	accommodating increased distributed generation ⓘ improving resilience to extreme weather events ⓘ
governedBy	Electricity Industry Act 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ Transpower Grid Code NERFINISHED ⓘ
inter-islandLink	Cook Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ
keySubstationLocation	Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ Christchurch NERFINISHED ⓘ Dunedin NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainInterconnection	HVDC Inter-Island link NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainInterconnectionType	high-voltage direct current ⓘ
majorHydroSourceRegion	Clutha River NERFINISHED ⓘ Waikato River NERFINISHED ⓘ Waitaki River NERFINISHED ⓘ
marketIntegration	New Zealand wholesale electricity market ⓘ
operator	Transpower New Zealand Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownershipModel	state-owned transmission operator ⓘ
planningAuthority	Transpower New Zealand Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryVoltageLevels	110 kV ⓘ 220 kV ⓘ 66 kV ⓘ
purpose	provide reliable electricity supply nationwide ⓘ transmit electricity from generators to distribution networks ⓘ
regulator	Commerce Commission (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ Electricity Authority (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ
reliabilityObjective	maintain security of supply ⓘ
reliabilityStandard	New Zealand Grid Reliability Standards NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports	commercial electricity consumers in New Zealand ⓘ industrial electricity consumers in New Zealand ⓘ residential electricity consumers in New Zealand ⓘ
technologyUsed	overhead transmission lines ⓘ substations ⓘ transformers ⓘ underground cables ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manapouri Power Station → connectedTo → New Zealand electricity grid ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Zealand National Grid

Arapuni Power Station → connectsTo → New Zealand electricity grid ⓘ