Record energy consumption in Santa Fe, Argentina

by pablodavidflores | April 19, 2007 at 09:31 pm | 669 views | 1 comment

The state-managed power company of Santa Fe Province, Argentina (Empresa Provincial de la Energía, EPE) informed that 18 April 2007 marked a new record high consumption of electric power in the territory it serves. At 7:55 PM the system demanded 1,565 megawatts. The company noted that such levels of power demand are unusual for this time of the year and reminded the public of the need of saving power.

April is the beginning of autumn in Argentina, and in the central regions of the country it is commonly cool and rainy. Mid-April, however, has so far had an anomalous weather, with high temperatures over 30° C (86° F) for several days in a row, comparable to summer.

La EPE registró un nuevo récord histórico de demanda energética

La Empresa Provincial de la Energía informó que hoy a las 19.55 horas se anotó un nuevo récord de demanda de potencia en el sistema eléctrico santafesino, con un registro de 1.565,3 megavatios, superando la marca de ayer miércoles, que era de 1.529 MW.

La empresa resaltó que registros de esta naturaleza son atípicos para esta época del año, al tiempo que recuerda a la población la necesidad de utilizar eficientemente los recursos energéticos.