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Based on Form EIA-930 data, PJM reached 162.6 gigawatts (GW) on July 2, 1.3% above its previous 160.6-GW record; ERCOT reached 91.1 GW on July 22, 6.5% above its prior 85.5-GW record; and SWPP reached 58.0 GW on July 27, 3.5% above its previous 56.0-GW record.","These are separate regional transmission-organization peaks, not a single national electricity-demand measure. EIA says the figures are reported through Form EIA-930 and represent each day's highest hourly load. The agency said most of the peaks occurred during regional heat waves, when cooling demand increased."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"US","data":{"blocks":[{"columns":[{"key":"operator","label":{"ar":"المشغل الإقليمي","de":"Regionaler Netzbetreiber","en":"Regional operator","es":"Operador regional","fr":"Opérateur régional","pt":"Operador regional","tr":"Bölgesel işletmeci"},"language":"en","type":"text"},{"key":"peak_date","label":{"ar":"تاريخ ذروة 2026","de":"Datum der Spitze 2026","en":"2026 peak date","es":"Fecha del pico de 2026","fr":"Date de la pointe en 2026","pt":"Data do pico em 2026","tr":"2026 tepe yük tarihi"},"language":"en","type":"text"},{"key":"peak_load","label":{"ar":"ذروة الحمل بالساعة","de":"Stündliche Spitzenlast","en":"Hourly peak load","es":"Carga horaria máxima","fr":"Charge horaire de pointe","pt":"Carga horária de pico","tr":"Saatlik tepe yük"},"type":"number","unit":"GW"},{"key":"prior_record","label":{"ar":"الرقم القياسي السابق لعام 2026","de":"Rekord vor 2026","en":"Pre-2026 record","es":"Récord anterior a 2026","fr":"Record antérieur à 2026","pt":"Recorde anterior a 2026","tr":"2026 öncesi rekor"},"type":"number","unit":"GW"},{"key":"increase","label":{"ar":"الزيادة مقارنة بالرقم القياسي السابق","de":"Anstieg gegenüber dem vorherigen Rekord","en":"Increase over prior record","es":"Aumento frente al récord anterior","fr":"Hausse par rapport au record précédent","pt":"Aumento em relação ao recorde anterior","tr":"Önceki rekora göre artış"},"type":"number","unit":"percent"}],"description":{"ar":"أعلى الأحمال بالساعة التي أوردتها الإدارة من بيانات النموذج EIA-930 مقارنة بالأرقام القياسية السابقة. لا تمثل القيم إجمالياً وطنياً.","de":"Von der EIA gemeldete höchste Stundenlasten aus Form EIA-930 im Vergleich zu früheren Rekorden. 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Değerler ulusal toplam değildir."},"id":"regional-summer-electricity-peaks-2026","methodology":{"ar":"تعرض الإدارة أعلى حمل بالساعة لكل يوم. تخص قيم الغيغاواط نطاق خدمة كل مشغل إقليمي؛ والنسب هي مقارنات الإدارة مع الأرقام القياسية السابقة.","de":"Die EIA meldet die höchste Stundenlast je Tag. Die GW-Werte beziehen sich auf das Versorgungsgebiet des jeweiligen Regionalbetreibers; die Prozentwerte sind EIA-Vergleiche mit früheren Rekorden.","en":"EIA reports the highest hourly load for each day. GW values apply to each regional operator’s service area; percentage changes are EIA’s comparisons with prior records.","es":"La EIA informa de la carga horaria máxima de cada día. Los valores en GW corresponden al área de cada operador regional; los porcentajes son las comparaciones de la EIA con récords anteriores.","fr":"L’EIA indique la charge horaire maximale de chaque journée. Les valeurs en GW concernent la zone de chaque opérateur régional ; les variations reprennent les comparaisons de l’EIA avec les records antérieurs.","pt":"A EIA informa a maior carga horária de cada dia. Os valores em GW correspondem à área de cada operador regional; as variações percentuais são comparações da EIA com recordes anteriores.","tr":"EIA, her gün için bildirilen en yüksek saatlik yükü verir. GW değerleri bölgesel kuruluşların kendi servis alanlarına aittir; yüzde değişimler EIA’nın verdiği önceki rekor karşılaştırmalarıdır."},"rowTranslations":[{"operator":{"ar":"PJM","de":"PJM","en":"PJM","es":"PJM","fr":"PJM","pt":"PJM","tr":"PJM"},"peak_date":{"ar":"2 يوليو 2026","de":"2. Juli 2026","en":"July 2, 2026","es":"2 de julio de 2026","fr":"2 juillet 2026","pt":"2 de julho de 2026","tr":"2 Temmuz 2026"}},{"operator":{"ar":"ERCOT","de":"ERCOT","en":"ERCOT","es":"ERCOT","fr":"ERCOT","pt":"ERCOT","tr":"ERCOT"},"peak_date":{"ar":"22 يوليو 2026","de":"22. 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