In a media release Tuesday, FortisBC said the power company hit a new summer record for peak hourly demand on our electric system Monday.
“The peak load was 735 megawatts,” a FortisBC media rep said in an emailed statement.
“This exceeded the record set the previous day, which was 673 megawatts.”
“By comparison, previous to this heat wave, the record peak summer demand was 651 megawatts, set July last year,” FortisBC added.
“We expect to surpass that (Tuesday).”