TVA Meets Highest Demand in Its History

From The Chattanoogan:

TVA met the highest demand for electricity ever recorded in its seven-state service area Tuesday, exceeding the previous record set last July by more than 100 megawatts.

Officials said that record could be topped today as the heat wave continues.

Based on initial readings, the TVA system met a demand of 32,037 megawatts at 5 p.m. CDT, when the average temperature across the Tennessee Valley reached 97 degrees. TVA will audit the initial readings during the next few days, and the official peak may be adjusted slightly.

The previous all-time system peak was 31,924 megawatts, which was met July 26, 2005 when the average temperature across the Valley was 95 degrees.

Congrats to our friends at TVA for scaling to the challenge. Great job.

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