APS customers break usage record
Danyelle Burke North
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – APS customers break another record with peak energy use. The new usage record was broken on Wednesday with Yuma hitting 116 degrees and Phoenix at 118 degrees.
APS says customers set a new peak energy demand record by using 8,527 megawatts (MW) of power on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 between 5 and 6 p.m., according to preliminary figures.
Peak demand is the period of time when customer energy use is at its highest. APS crews worked year-round to prepare the energy grid for this kind of high demand.
“It’s very exciting for us to set a record three years in a row for peak customer demand,” said Tim Rusert, APS Director of Power Supply Services. “We expected this need. We’ve been planning for these for multiple years, and so really excited to see our forecast come to fruition and Arizona’s economy be continuing to grow the way it is.”
Peak demand has more than tripled since the 1970s. This is the third year in a row APS customers broke a record for peak energy use.