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Unison Networks

Unison Networks

New Zealand electricity generator company

Unison Networks Limited (Unison) is an electricity distribution based in Hastings, New Zealand.

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Unison owns and manages the electricity lines network in the Hawke's Bay, Rotorua and Taupō regions. The service area covers 12,000 km2.[2] The Unison group also provides electrical, civil, and vegetation contracting services; manufactures electrical products; and operates an insurance company.[1]

Ownership

The company is 100% owned by the Hawke's Bay Power Consumers' Trust on behalf of electricity consumers in the Hawke's Bay area. The Trust is made up of five elected Trustees and operates under a Trust Deed.[3]

Distribution network

The Unison subtransmission and distribution network is supplied from the national grid via Transpower substations. Seven Transpower grid exit points (GXPs) supply the Unison network: Redclyffe, Fernhill, and Whakatu for Napier-Hastings; Wairakei for Taupo; and Rotorua, Owhata, and Takurenga for Rotorua.

Network statistics

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Network performance

Unison reported the normalised performance of the network for the 2014/15 year as follows:[1]

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History

Early in the twentieth century, electricity generation and distribution was managed by local councils or municipal departments. An electricity network was established in Hastings in 1912, with a power house in Eastbourne Street. Following changes to national legislation, the Hawke's Bay Electric Power Board was formed in 1924.[5]

Subsidiaries

  • Unison Contracting Services Limited
  • Unison Energy Limited
  • Unison Fibre Limited
  • Unison Insurance Limited
  • ETEL Limited
  • RPS Switchgear
  • PBA - The High Voltage Experts

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Annual Report 2015". Unison. 4 November 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Asset Management Plan 2015" (PDF). Unison. 30 March 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Hawke's Bay Power Consumers' Trust". Unison. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. [4]
    "EDB Information Disclosure - Unison Networks Limited - year ending 31 March 2021" (PDF). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Unison's History". Unison.
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