Electric consumption growth

Energy use increased by 6% last August compared to the same month in 2010, and registered an increase of 5.9 % reaching a new record of 21.564 megawatts, stated the Foundation for Electric Development, FUNDELEC, in a survey that stated that with an average temperature lower than any historical record, the increase was fostered by a larger evolution in the capital city and Great Bs As.

"The monthly register of energy consumption was the second highest in history, therefore, from  2011, the accumulated hike amounts to 5.6% compared to the same period in 2010, indicated the entity.