News Release

New All-Time Record for Electric Use Set For Fourth Time This Summer

August 15, 2007

For the fourth time in two weeks, Huntsville Utilities' customers pushed electricity use to record levels on Tuesday.

At 5:00 p.m., the hourly peak demand for electricity reached 1,186.9 megawatts.

Yesterday's record surpassed the previous record established on Thursday, August 9 by over two megawatts. That record was 1,184.5 megawatts.