Cold snap surprised Aucklanders used enough power to light Harbour Bridge for more than 167 years
Aucklanders shocked by yesterday's sudden cold snap used enough power to light up the Harbour Bridge day and night for more than 167 years
27 June 2018
They powered through a whopping 32.8 gigawatts of power - the highest demand for electricity across Vector's network this year, and 2.3 gigawatts more than the heaviest usage day last winter.
At roughly 6pm, Aucklanders used one-thousand-833 megawatts of energy instantaneously.
That's enough energy to power 450 floodlight lit rugby games in stadiums the size of Eden Park at the same time.
It's also 67 megawatts higher than last winter's peak, and the second highest amount ever for Vector.
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