NEW YORK, July 27, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Another electricity usage record has
been reached. Con Edison set a record for peak electricity demand of 13,059
megawatts at 5:00 p.m. today, eclipsing the former record of 13,003 megawatts
set earlier today at 4:00 p.m. Today also marks the first time in Con
Edison's 123-year history of delivering electricity that peak demand, the
amount of electricity being used at a given time, has surpassed the 13,000-
megawatt mark. Four of the top 10 electric peak loads of all time have been
reached so far this summer.
Con Edison is a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc. [NYSE: ED], one of
the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies, with approximately $10
billion in annual revenues and $24 billion in assets. The utility provides
electric, gas and steam service to more than 3 million customers in New York
City and Westchester County, New York. For additional financial, operations
and customer service information, visit Con Edison's Web site at
http://www.coned.com.
SOURCE Con Edison
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