Electricity Outlook 2011

Planning for Summer 2011

Both Con Edison and NYISO assured customers in New York City that adequate supplies of power were available to handle demand for the 2011 summer peak period. On July 22, 2011, electricity demand reached a record peak of 11,424 MW, above the previous record peak of 11,300 MW set on August 2, 2006. The actual levels recorded on both these days included "demand response resources," as large energy-using customers cut back usage in the hours of peak demand during the high-degree days to provide additional system capacity.