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Article: New England Consumers Set New Record for Electricity Use; Breaks Yesterday's Record.
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- Business Wire
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- August 2, 2006
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HOLYOKE, Mass. -- New England consumers set a new record for electricity consumption today at 2:00 p.m. according to ISO New England Inc., the operator of the region's bulk power system. Preliminary data shows that regional electricity use reached 28,021 megawatts (MW) this afternoon, surpassing the record of 27,401 MW, set just yesterday, August 1. The previous record, 27,395 MW, was set last month on July 18, 2006.
Today's peak record would have been hundreds of megawatts higher if it were not for ISO New England's demand response programs and the conservation efforts of consumers.
"The extreme temperature and humidity combined to drive electricity ...