CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Duke Energy crews and grid operators managed record-breaking power usage during an extended period of cold temperatures in the Carolinas, the company said Thursday.
According to a news release, the Carolinas service area experienced about 65 hours of freezing or below freezing temperatures beginning Jan. 20, which the area has not experienced since January 2018.
Preliminary numbers show that Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress achieved a new combined peak usage record on Jan. 23 of 37,387 MWh of electricity consumption, beating the previous record of 36,670 MWh set on Feb. 20, 2015…