U.S. Hit Second Highest Hourly Peak Demand This Summer, EIA Reports

October 6, 2023

This summer, the United States hit the second highest peak electricity demand since the Energy Information Administration began collecting data in 2016, the agency said.

Peak hourly electricity demand in the continental United States reached 741,815 megawatt hours on July 27, 2023, just under the all-time high of 742,704 MWh recorded on July 20, 2022, the EIA said.