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December 16, 2024

Electricity consumption in the U.S. Lower 48 states is highly seasonal; the demand for electricity peaks in the summer and the winter in response to more extreme temperatures and decreases in the spring and fall, in the so-called shoulder seasons, when weather is generally milder. Electric utilities and owners of power-generating assets perform maintenance on power plants during shoulder seasons because of less electricity demand that means that the system generally doesn’t need to be operating at full capacity.

The spring shoulder season is usually March, April, and May, and the fall shoulder season is typically September, October, and November. However, many factors can influence the exact timing of planned maintenance such as local weather patterns, utility strategy, and market conditions.

In the spring shoulder season of 2024 (March–May), electricity generation

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