VAUGHAN, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 07/17/12 — The heat wave that has been scorching southern Ontario over the past few days, along with today–s record temperature, have increased electricity consumption in PowerStream–s service territory resulting in the municipally-owned utility reaching a milestone today for peak demand.
PowerStream–s System Control Centre at 2:25 p.m. reported an electricity peak demand level for its service territory of 1,967 megawatts (MW), exceeding the previous peak demand record of 1,961 MW set on July 21, 2011.
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