PJM Interconnection successfully met another new peak demand record for electricity use -- the second record in two days and the third for the summer. The new record demand of 144,796 megawatts (MW) occurred Wednesday at 5 p.m. PJM's previous record demand of 144,000 MW was set Tuesday.

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8/4/2006