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High power demand due to cold snap: BC Hydro

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 15 Jan, 2024 11:37 AM

B-C Hydro says the extreme cold temperatures saw the province experience a record-high power demand.

The public utility says in a statement it reached record demand highs on Friday night of eleven thousand three hundred megawatts.

Extremely cold temperatures across #BC lead to new peak hourly electricity demand record Friday night - 11,300 MW. Despite record-breaking demand, we are able to meet the needs of our customers and help out our neighbours. Read more: https://t.co/U45ZlSPzfF pic.twitter.com/6YF7osZDOb
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) January 14, 2024

B-C Hydro says the previous record was set in December 2022 at almost eleven hundred megawatts.

Josie Osborne, B-C's energy minister, says B-C Hydro was able to meet the province's needs during the cold snap.

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