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Ponta Delgada ,  January 27, 2009

Electricity consumption increases 3.5% in 2008

Electricity consumption increases 3.5% in 2008

Electricity consumption on the Azores increased 3.5% in 2008 in relation to the previous year, reaching 753.702 MWh.

According to EDA, the Azorean electricity company, the commercial sector absorbed 45% of total energy consumption while domestic use reached the figure of 33.6%.

On the other hand, industrial consumption accounted for 16.7% of total electricity consumption. 

In 2008, renewable energies provided 26.4% of EDA’s total energy production. Geothermal energy production contributed the most with 20.7% of total output.

The production of electricity in the Azores increased 2.3% last year, reaching the figure of 823,660 MWh, with residual loses of 8.5%.


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