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Electricity Monthly Update

With Data for August 2024 Release Date: October 24, 2024 Next Release Date: November 26, 2024

Highlights: August 2024

  • Texas (ERCOT) set a new all-time high electricity peak demand record of 85.5 gigawatts on August 20.

  • The residential sector saw a 4.5% increase in average revenues per kilowatthour compared with August 2023.

  • Total U.S. coal stockpiles decreased by 4.4% to 122 million tons compared to the previous month.

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