Electricity Demand Update

Wednesday, 28 May 2003, 12:15 am
Press Release: Winter Power Taskforce

Conservation savings for yesterday (Tuesday May 27) were 8.1% with total usage being 101.2 GWh, in comparison to the same day last year of 108.3 GWh in usage.

Lake storage levels have remained at 78% of average for this time of year, currently 2319 GWh.

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