Tuesday's steamy weather in Rockland had O&R Utilities' power grid working overtime, officials told Patch.
The sweltering temperatures brought electricity demands to 1,431 megawatts at 5 p.m.—the highest ever was 1,617 megawatts in August of 2006.
Mike Donovan, a spokesman for O&R, said the company is continuing its Heat Alert status through the end of the week. Heat Alerts are created if electric demand is predicted to peak over 1,500 megawatts for the day, or if the heat index is forecasted to reach over 100 degrees for two days or more.
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Donovan is also urging customers to use their air conditioners judiciously.
"The continued baking heat and stifling humidity are driving exceptionally heavy air conditioning use and its accompanying high electricity demand," Donovan said.
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1. 8/2/06 Wednesday 1,617 MW @ 5 P.M.
2. 7/22/11 Friday 1,599 MW @ 4 P.M.
3. 8/03/06 Thursday 1,588 MW @ 4 P.M.
4. 8/1/06 Tuesday 1,586 MW @ 5 P.M.
5. 7/6/10 Tuesday 1,572 MW @5 P.M.
6. 7/7/10 Wednesday 1,558 MW @ 5 P.M
7. 7/21/11 Thursday 1,540 MW @ 5 P.M.
8. 7/27/05 Wednesday 1,539 MW @ 5 P.M.
9. 6/10/08 Tuesday 1,530 MW @ 5 P.M.
10. 7/18/06 Tuesday 1,528 MW @ 4 P.M.
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