Unison Networks

Unison Networks Limited (Unison) is an electricity distribution and fibre optic network company, based in Hastings, New Zealand.

Unison Networks
IndustryElectricity distribution
PredecessorHawke's Bay Electric Power Board
Founded1924
Headquarters
Hastings
,
New Zealand
Area served
Hawkes Bay, Rotorua, Taupō
Key people
Philip Hocquard (Chair)
Jaun Park (CEO)
Revenue$210m[1]
$27m[1]
Total assets$721m[1]
Total equity$343m[1]
ParentHawke's Bay Power Consumers' Trust
Websitewww.unison.co.nz

Unison owns and manages the electricity lines network and the fibre optic network in the Hawke's Bay, Rotorua and Taupō regions. The service area covers 12,000 km2.[2] The Unison group also provides electrical, fibre, 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
Unison Networks Limited network statistics as of 31 March 2021[4]
ParameterValue
Napier-HastingsRotorua & TaupōTotal
Total system length5,560 km3,786 km9,347 km
33 kV289 km208 km497 km
11 kV2,521 km2,126 km4,647 km
Single wire earth return (SWER)–111 km111 km
Low voltage (230/400 V)2,750 km1,341 km4,091 km
Customer connections65,72150,003115,724
System maximum demand213 MW127 MW339 MW
Total energy delivered1,027 GWh682 GWh1,710 GWh

Network performance

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

ParameterValue
Napier-HastingsRotorua & TaupōTotal
System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI)89.6 mins149.2 mins115.3 mins
System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI)1.742.291.97

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