Power records broken
PA Wellington Electricity use records were broken during last week but further records are expected before the winter is out. New Zealanders used a record 89.1 gigawatts of electricity on Wednesday, May 23, while the peak demand of 4583 megawatts was also a new record. The Ministry of Energy’s Electricity Division said the higher use was not only a result of chilly winter weather. A spokesman said that this was the first winter the third potline at the Bluff
aluminium smelter was in full use, helping to increase basic electricity load. Electricity Division staff have forecast still higher peaks this winter. South Island peak demand of 1678 megawatts and energy demand of 34.4 gigawatts on May 23 was also a record. The previous national daily energy-use record was set in July, 1982. Hydro storage for the winter is still reasonable. Although national storage declined from 85 to 82 per cent of nominal full, North Island storage picked up from 73 to 78 per cent.
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Press, 1 June 1984, Page 7
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