Vector Annual Report 2017

VECTOR’S OPERATIONS

OPERATING STATISTICS

VECTOR OPERATING STATISTICS

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE

2017

2016

ELECTRICITY Customers 1, 4

555,100

550,053

New connections

9,138 5,047 8,332

8,526 5,540 8,372

Net movement in customers 2 Volume distributed (GWh)

Networks length (km) 1 SAIDI (minutes) 3 Normal operations

18,503

18,292

174.0

117.0

Extreme events

38.8

7.8

Total

212.8

124.8

GAS DISTRIBUTION 5 Customers 1, 4

106,670

104,322

New connections

3,515 2,348

3,323 2,757

Net movement in customers 2 Volume distributed (PJ) 6 GAS TRADING Natural gas sales (PJ) 7 Gas liquid sales (tonnes) 8 9kg LPG bottles swapped Liquigas LPG tolling (tonnes) 9 TECHNOLOGY Electricity: smart meters 1, 10 Electricity: legacy meters 1 Electricity: prepay meters 1 Electricity: time-of-use meters 1

14.3

13.9

17.8

16.7

73,119 604,391 169,046

76,144 549,998 172,695

1,280,889

1,126,258

96,529

121,768

3,555

4,933

12,134 221,495

11,858 217,832

Gas meters 1

Data management and service connections 1

8,823

8,832

1. As at period end.  2. The net number of customers added during the 12-month period.  3. Regulatory year – 12 months to 31 March.  4. Billable ICPs. 

5 . The group’s gas transmission and non-Auckland gas distribution business (Vector Gas) was sold to First Gas on 20 April 2016. The operating statistics for the period to 30 June 2017 relate only to the Auckland network, and the prior period comparatives have been adjusted accordingly.  6. Billable volumes.  7. Excludes gas sold as gas liquids as these sales are included within the gas liquids sales tonnages.  8. Total of retail and wholesale LPG production and natural gasoline.  9. Includes product tolled in Taranaki and further tolled in the South Island.  10. The number of smart meters deployed at 30 June 2017 includes 102,808 meters managed but not owned by Vector (2016: 55,775).

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