By Chris Tackett | @ChrisTackett -
It was hot and humid on Friday in New York. So hot, in fact, that New York City set an all-time record for energy usage. Yikes!
Kristina Pydynowski at Accuweather.com reports:
Friday's intense heat and humidity led to New York City setting an all-time peak electric usage record. Electric usage in New York City and neighboring Westchester County topped out at 13,322 Megawatts (MW) at 5 p.m. EDT Friday, according to Con Edison. That breaks the previous all-time peak usage record, which was 13,189 MW from July 22, 2011.
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