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%.