Sentence examples for pushed electricity from inspiring English sources

The broiling heat yesterday pushed electricity use to record levels in New York, New England and several other Eastern Seaboard states, but power companies reported few failures as they braced for more high temperatures this week that could give their systems the toughest test in years.

By the time a heat wave hit Southern California in May 2000, a rapidly expanding economy had pushed electricity demand close to the limits of supply.

As if all of this weren't enough, on July 12th, U.S. state California's use of solar power pushed electricity to 2 million homes - letting California break yet another record in this arena.

Closing them would push electricity rates up, but it did not say how much.

The plan pushes electricity generators away from coal and toward natural gas, and provides some incentives for renewable-power generation.

These systems draw electricity from the traditional power grid when they need it, and push electricity back into the grid for a credit when they don't.

With other EU members showing little appetite to match our ambitions, this will continue to push electricity prices above our competitors and risks pushing investment abroad.

Software giant SAP aims to push electricity producers to become even more sustainable by developing and implementing procurement guidelines that demand very specific standards.

The report said Twitter had made no public effort to buy renewable energy for its data centre, or push electricity providers to provide a cleaner mix of fuels.

California, which was once considered a pioneer in deregulating electricity markets, has been faced with warnings of widespread blackouts because of short supplies, pushing electricity prices to record highs.

Household renewable generators are now growing to such a scale that in some states, they are pushing electricity prices to zero, as Giles Parkinson wrote recently for Comment is Free.