U.S. East Coast Heat Wave May Boost Energy Use 30%
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The Midwest and Northeast may use as much as 60 percent more energy to cool homes and businesses into next week amid another round of high temperatures.
The heat will probably peak along the northern U.S. and East Coast by July 17 with temperatures in the 90- to 100-degree Fahrenheit (32 to 37 Celsius) range, rising to 5 to 8 degrees above normal from Montana to the Canadian Maritimes, said Matt Rogers, president of Commodity Weather Group LLC. The area includes Chicago, Toronto, New York and Washington.