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British Columbia set a record Saturday night for peak summer electricity use, according to the province’s energy regulator.
“Preliminary analysis found consumption reached 7,972 megawatts,” BC Hydro said in a press release, adding the utility “typically sees the highest peak in hourly demand on weekdays when customers follow a more “routine” schedule, which makes Saturday’s record even more unique.”
The increased electricity use comes as people across Western Canada crank up air-conditioning units and fans amid a record-breaking heat wave engulfing most of the country’s Pacific coast.