BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)–Demand for electricity rose sharply in November as higher temperatures led more people and companies to turn on their air conditioners.
Demand rose 7.5% from the previous year, according to the latest report from energy-development think tank Fundelec.
That puts demand up 5.6% for the first 11 months of the year, Fundelec said Wednesday.
In November, consumption totaled about 9,498 Gigawatt hours, compared with 8,834.6 GWh a year earlier.
Demand was up almost 5% from October, when it was 9,053.7 GWh.
The average temperature last month was 22.6 Celsius, compared with 20.9C in November 2011.
Thermo-generated power accounted for about 61% of the energy generated last month. Hydroelectric power represented 36.4% and nuclear energy totaled 2.3%. Imported energy totaled 0.1% of Argentina’s energy supply.
Alternative-energy sources such as wind and solar accounted for 0.01% of output.
-By Taos Turner, Dow Jones Newswires; 5411-4103-6728; taos.turner@dowjones.com
Source: http://online.wsj.com