HOT STUFF:Taipower recorded its the third-highest daily consumption figure of all time yesterday, as most counties in the west saw temperatures of more than 36°C

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 19, 2018
By: Kuo Chia-erh  /  Staff reporter

Swelteringly hot weather yesterday pushed the nation’s peak electricity consumption to 36.46 gigawatts (GW), setting a new July record, data compiled by Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) showed.

It was also the third-highest daily consumption figure of all time, after 36.77GW on May 30 and 36.71GW May 31, the state-run utility said.

Power demand peaked at 36.46GW at 1:44pm yesterday, with the operating reserve margin falling to 6.47 percent, Taipower data showed.

Most counties in western Taiwan experienced temperatures of more than 36°C at noon yesterday, with Yunlin County reaching the highest at 37.6°C, Central Weather Bureau data showed.    [FULL  STORY]