Tokyo Power Demand Reaches Highest Since Quake on Heat Wave
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Electricity demand in Tokyo and surrounding areas was the most today since the March 11 disaster reduced capacity by crippling the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, as temperatures hit a high for this year.
Power demand rose to 45,700 megawatts at 2 p.m., equivalent to 93 percent of Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s supply, spokesman Taichi Okazaki said by telephone. Temperatures in Tokyo’s Otemachi district reached a high for this year of 35.1 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) as of 1:10 p.m., according to the weather agency.