ALLENTOWN – Freezing temperatures have caused many residents to turn up the heat, and PPL reports a new peak power usage record has been set by their customers. Preliminary figures show a new mark of 7,883 megawatt-hours was hit Friday, which breaks the old mark of 7,816 megawatt-hours set 13 months ago in early January of 2014.
The latest record was set during the 7 a.m. hour Friday. Customers used 7.88-million hours of electricity during the one-hour period, which is enough to power about 700 homes for a year. (Ali Stevens)