A spike in heat by the weather means a spike in customer demand for cooler home temperatures according to BC Hydro.
On Thursday, the service recorded the highest hourly peak for the season at 7,255 megawatts.
Spokesperson Bob Gammer says that’s a 10% increase from the previous Thursday.
“This heatwave is when customers use more electricity to turn on fans, air conditioners, and refrigeration units to work harder at keeping food cool and things like that.”
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He explains a few tip on how to keep your family cool while saving some extra cash on the side.
“The fan was designed to keep you cool, so only have a fan on when you’re in the room. Window coverings are very effective; block your east-facing windows in the morning, south-facing Windows during the middle of the day, and then west-facing windows at the end of the day.”
Gammer adds keeping windows wide open on hot days does not improve airflow in your home, but rather to open them in the evening when it’s cooler for better circulation.
The highest demand of the year thus far came on January 3rd at 10,126 megawatts between the hours of 5PM and 6PM.
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