Duke Energy sets record for use in Carolinas

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Customers of Duke Energy Corp. in the Carolinas have set a record for winter electricity demand as prolonged freezing temperatures prompted residents to use more energy to heat their homes.

The Charlotte-based utility says it generated 17,282 megawatt-hours of electricity between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. January 11. That topped a previous winter demand record of 16,968 megawatt hours on February 5, 2009.

Duke Energy President Brett Carter says the record shows providers need to make sure customers have a wide array of energy resources available when demand escalates.

On January 11, Raleigh-based Progress Energy said its Carolinas customers set a winter demand record, using more than 12,500 megawatt-hours of electricity during the same time frame.

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