Due to recent consecutive days with high temperatures and nights that also stayed warm, NV Energy customers last week set a new all-time record demand for electricity that shattered a record set on July 5, 2007.
A new peak demand of 6,124 megawatts was achieved during the 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. hour on July 28.
That is 258 megawatts higher than a longstanding record of 5,866 megawatts that was set on July 5, 2007 when high temperatures at McCarran Airport were recorded at 114 degrees Fahrenheit.
A megawatt is enough energy to serve approximately 600 homes in southern Nevada.
NV Energy also utilized its successful demand response service, PowerShift Smart Thermostat, to significantly lower customer demand.
Customers interested in taking advantage of the PowerShift Smart Thermostat service can receive more information here.
