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posted by chromas on Friday August 02 2019, @08:32PM   Printer-friendly

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Heat Wave Results in Highest U.S. Electricity Demand Since 2017:

From July 15 through July 22, 2019, a heat wave extending from the Midwest to the Atlantic coast brought extremely high temperatures and humidity to those regions. The high temperatures resulted in elevated demand for electricity to power air conditioners, dehumidifiers, fans, and other cooling equipment. In the hour ending at 6:00 p.m. ET on Friday, July 19, hourly electricity demand in the Lower 48 states peaked at 704 gigawatts (GW), according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) U.S. Electric System Operating Data. Electricity demand has not been this high since July 20, 2017, nearly two years ago, when electricity demand in the Lower 48 states hit 718 GW.

NB: The EIA site was giving errors when trying to access the details page for this story. The summary provided here is available on the EIA's main page which is linked to at the top of the story.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 03 2019, @02:50AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 03 2019, @02:50AM (#874946)

    You seem to have confused demographics, Tesla buyers (and luxury car buyers in general) are monopolists, although many hide behind a thin veil of capitalism.