At 15:39 on July 15 Shanghai grid peak load reached 42.216 million kW (42.216 GW), up 57,000 kW from last year’s high of 42.159 million kW, a record. Air-conditioning cooling demand is estimated to account for about 44% of total load. This was the fifth high-temperature day this year and the second time this week the city’s load exceeded 40 million kW.

2026-07-15

At 15:39 on July 15 Shanghai grid peak load reached 42.216 million kW (42.216 GW), up 57,000 kW from last year’s high of 42.159 million kW, a record. Air-conditioning cooling demand is estimated to account for about 44% of total load. This was the fifth high-temperature day this year and the second time this week the city’s load exceeded 40 million kW.