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BC Hydro says power usage highest for May

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 16 May, 2023 04:13 PM
  • BC Hydro says power usage highest for May

BC-Hydro says recent record-breaking temperatures drove electricity demand to an all-time high for the month of May.

The record for the highest May peak hourly demand was set last night, as temperatures soared across much of the province.

BC-Hydro says preliminary analysis found consumption reached almost 76-hundred megawatts as residents turned to air conditioners and fans in an attempt to cool off.

Demand for power is expected to remain higher-than-average this week

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