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January 18, 2005
RICHMOND, Va. – Dominion (NYSE: D), one of the nation's largest energy companies, met an unofficial record winter one-hour peak demand Tuesday from its Virginia and North Carolina electricity customers.
As heating systems kicked in to ward off the arctic cold, demand from the company’s 2.2 million electric customers in Virginia and northeastern North Carolina reached an estimated 16,689 megawatts from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Tuesday. The old mark of 16,448 megawatts was set just one month ago, on Dec. 20, 2004. Further tabulations may adjust the final amount of megawatts generated and consumed by customers.
The Dominion all-time record peak demand is 17,084 megawatts set July 29, 2002.
Dominion encourages its customers to use smart energy practices to keep homes warm and heating systems working at peak efficiencies. Heating costs can account for 25 percent to 50 percent of a home’s total energy expense, so efficiency experts offer these tips to control heating costs:
Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers of energy, with an energy portfolio of about 28,340 megawatts of generation. Dominion also serves retail energy customers in eight states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company's Web site at www.dom.com.
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