The bitter cold that cut through the Northeast last week,triggering record gas demand on distribution systems owned by SouthJersey Gas, KeySpan, Berkshire Gas, and Baltimore Gas and Electric,didn’t spare Con Edison of New York. The company said the severecold snap was responsible for record-setting gas usage as well asthe total amount of gas transported through its gas transmissionand distribution system.

“We have had many days of high gas consumption in the past,however, the usage since last weekend has been unprecedented,” saidMary Jane McCartney, senior vice president of gas for Con Edison.”The gas delivery system has performed well, and we are pleased tobe able to continue to meet our customers’ needs under theseextreme weather conditions.”

On Jan. 17, a new customer usage record of 936,000 Dth, was set.It was 16.5% higher than the previous record-setting day. A newrecord for total throughput also was set with 1.2 million Dth,nearly 2% higher than the prior record. Over the last week, Jan.14-21, ConEd customers used 5.5 million Dth of gas, while thecompany’s total throughput was nearly 7 million Dth.

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