Heat Waves — U.S. Electricity Peak Demand Set New Records Twice in July

CleanTechnica
By US Energy Information AdministrationAug 5, 2025, 11:57 pm117 ptsTrending
Electricity demand in the Lower 48 states exceeded previous peaks on two days in the last week of July. Hot weather, which increases electricity demand for cooling, combined with an underlying trend of demand increases, pushed coincident peak demand for the Lower 48 states to a high of 758,053 megawatts (MW)…

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