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.
