Year ended 30 June
% change
2016
2015
Electricity
Customers1, 5
550,053
544,513
1.0%
New connections
Net movement in customers2
8,526
5,540
7,813
5,359
9.1%
3.4%
Volume distributed (GWh)
8,372
8,414
(0.5%)
SAIDI (minutes) - 12 months to 31 March3
Normal operations
28.7
27.1
5.9%
Extreme events
0.0
0.0
0.0%
Total
28.74
27.1
5.9%
Gas Transportation 6
Distribution customers1, 5
104,322
101,565
2.7%
New distribution connections
Net movement in distribution customers2
3,323
2,757
2,821
2,781
17.8%
(0.9%)
Distribution volume (PJ)
13.9
13.4
3.7%
Gas Trading
Natural gas sales (PJ)7
16.7
19.5
(14.4%)
Gas liquid sales (tonnes)8
76,144
71,092
7.1%
9kg LPG bottles swapped9
549,998
505,927
8.7%
Liquigas LPG tolling (tonnes)10
172,695
186,626
(7.5%)
Technology
Electricity: smart meters1, 11
1,126,258
958,146
17.5%
  1. As at 30 June.
  2. Net number of customers added during the period, includes disconnected, reconnected and decommissioned ICPs.
  3. The SAIDI audited value for normal operations for the regulatory year ended 31 March 2016 was 117.0 minutes.
  4. SAIDI (minutes) for the 3 months ended 30 June 2016 is an unaudited value and subject to change.
  5. Billable ICPs.
  6. 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 2016 relate only to the Auckland network, and the prior period comparatives have been adjusted accordingly.
  7. Excludes gas sold as gas liquids. These sales are included within the gas liquids sales tonnages.
  8. Total of retail and wholesale LPG and natural gasoline.
  9. Number of 9kg LPG bottles swapped and sold during the year.
  10. Includes product tolled in Taranaki and further tolled in the South Island.
  11. The number of smart meters deployed as at 30 June 2016 includes 55,775 meters managed but not owned by Vector. The number of smart meters at 30 June 2015 includes 13.609 meters managed but not owned by Vector.

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