The Tennessee Valley Authority offices in Chattanooga are pictured above. (Photo courtesy TVA)
Power demand hit a peak of 32,460 megawatts at 9 a.m. Tuesday, the second-highest winter peak in Tennessee Valley Authority history.
The preliminary peak power demand occurred when the average temperature in the Tennessee Valley was a frigid 4 degrees, TVA said.
In a press release, the public utility said electricity use is now coming down.
“We appreciate all the efforts by our local power companies to reduce voltage, along with any appeals for power conservation locally during the heaviest demand period Tuesday morning,” the public utility said in a press release.
TVA’s record winter demand is 32,572 megawatts set on Jan. 16, 2009, when temperatures averaged 9 degrees, and TVA’s all-time record is 33,482 megawatts, set on Aug. 16, 2007, when temperatures averaged 102 degrees.
TVA expects the cold weather to continue through Wednesday and electricity use to remain high. TVA said it is continuing an in-house conservation effort to reduce electricity use in TVA facilities.
Consumers can help reduce their power bills by using energy-saving tips available on TVA’s EnergyRight Solutions website at http://www.energyright.com and through their local power companies.
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