News Brief

Record American Electricity Demand in August 2002

Heat waves and high humidity across the eastern states pushed American

electricity demand to an all-time high during the week ending August 3. The record 90,640 gigawatthours (GWh) beat the previous high of 88,120 GWh, set during the week ending August 11, 2001.

Published October 1, 2002

(2002, October 1). Record American Electricity Demand in August 2002. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/record-american-electricity-demand-august-2002

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