In bid to keep cool, Israelis break power use record
With no sign of heatwave subsiding and AC on full blast nationwide, electric company says country was gobbling up 12,800 megawatts Monday at 2:09 p.m.
The Hadera coast line with the largely coal-fired Orot Rabin power plant, April 16, 2013. (Flash90)
As Israel sweltered in the grips of a sizzling heat wave, with temperatures in Jerusalem breaking 100º Fahrenheit (40º Celcius), the country broke its electricity use record Monday for the second day in a row.
According to figures announced by the Israel Electric Corporation, energy use broke an all-time record as Israelis tried to keep cool — surpassing an all-time high set on Sunday.
On Monday, Israelis hit a consumption record of 12,800 megawatts of power set at 2:09 p.m., up from Sunday’s record-breaking high point of 12,525.
The heat wave afflicting Israel was expected to continue through the week, meaning Monday’s record may be as short-lived as Sunday’s.
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