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SaskPower sees decrease in peak electricity loads

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SaskPower says it saw a decrease in electricity usage, but added the best apples-to-apples comparison is to compare it to the same time period last year.

The Crown corporation said peak load requirements for the period between March 15 to April 26 were 220 megawatts (MW), which was 6.7 per cent lower compared to 2019.

To put it in perspective, a SaskPower spokesperson said the system load was 2,452 MW at one point on Thursday. No recent power records have been set, according to the spokesperson. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] SaskPower said residential power usage is up while commercial and industrial are down; however, without the full deployment of smart meters, it can’t be exact. “The COVID-19

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