9/23/13, "EIA: July net power generation drops 5.5% from 2012," power-eng.com
"Net power generation in the U.S. decreased 5.5 percent in July 2013
compared to July 2012 because of lower temperatures in 2013, according
to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Electricity Monthly
Update.
"This decrease in electricity generation occurred because July 2012
was the hottest July on record,” the EIA stated in the report. “This
caused a significant increase in electricity generation last July,
leading to a year-over-year decrease in generation when July 2013 is
compared to July 2012.”
The report notes that the Southeast saw the largest percentage drop
in generation compared to 2012, with the West being the only region of
the country with an increase in electricity generation compared
year-to-year.
The report also stated wind generation increased in all regions from
July 2012 to July 2013 because of increased wind capacity, with Texas,
the West and the Central U.S. seeing the largest absolute increases in
wind generation."
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Ed. note: The article doesn't says how many years are involved if a temperature is the hottest "on record" nor who collected and maintained the temperature data. Climate "records" can be any number you can imagine.
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