Definitions for "Benmore"
Keywords:  haywards, otahuhu, hvdc, island, hourly
The New Zealand Electricity Market's South Island reference point or node for wholesale electricity prices. (Haywards is the North Island node).
The location on the national grid at which Benmore power station injects electricity. Benmore is the southern end of the HVDC, and half-hourly prices at the Benmore node generally reflect the half-hourly prices across the South Island. Benmore is one of the three key reference nodes, along with Haywards and Otahuhu.