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Home Sweat Home
Heat wave leads to record power use in U.S. |
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18 Jul 2006 |
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| Home Sweat Home Heat wave leads to record power use in U.S. Many areas of the U.S. broke record highs for power use yesterday, as a coast-to-coast heat wave caused sweaty citizens to crank up the AC. Power grid operators are calling for conservation, and the utility industry is declaring a national need for more power plants and transmission lines. California used 46,561 megawatts of powe ... |
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| Topics: California, climate, energy, news, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics) |
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