U.S. Hourly Electricity Demand Peaked in July with Widespread Heatwaves

CleanTechnica
By US Energy Information AdministrationOct 11, 2024, 11:50 pm328 pts
Last summer, U.S. electricity demand in the Lower 48 states was greatest at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 15, 2024, when it reached about 745 gigawatthours (GWh), based on data in our Hourly Electric Grid Monitor. In our analysis, we calculate each day’s peak according to the hour with ...…

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