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…The National Weather Service in Columbia SC has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in South Carolina… Congaree River At Carolina Eastman affecting Richland, Lexington and Calhoun Counties. Congaree River At Congaree River at Congaree NP Near Gadsden affecting Richland and Calhoun Counties. Stevens Creek Near Modoc affecting McCormick and Edgefield Counties. * WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE…Congaree River at Congaree River at Congaree NP Near Gadsden. * WHEN…From Thursday afternoon until further notice. * IMPACTS…At 15.0 feet, Flooding begins in the Congaree National Park. This will begin to produce flooding of portions of the lower boardwalk. At 17.0 feet, The access road to the Sandy Run subdivision

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…The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a Flood Advisory for the following rivers in South Carolina… Congaree River At Congaree River at Columbia affecting Richland and Lexington Counties. * WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE…Congaree River at Congaree River at Columbia. * WHEN…From this morning to early Sunday morning. * IMPACTS…At 10.0 feet, Flooding occurs in flood prone areas near and downstream from Columbia. Flooding also occurs on parts of the Cayce and West Columbia river walk. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS… – At 9:00 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 4.1 feet. – Bankfull stage is 19.0 feet. – Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a

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…The National Weather Service in Columbia SC has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in South Carolina… Congaree River At Carolina Eastman affecting Richland, Lexington and Calhoun Counties. Congaree River At Congaree River at Congaree NP Near Gadsden affecting Richland and Calhoun Counties. Stevens Creek Near Modoc affecting McCormick and Edgefield Counties. * WHAT…Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE…Stevens Creek near Modoc. * WHEN…Until Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS…At 19.0 feet, Farmland along Stevens Creek above the US Highway 23 bridge near Modoc becomes flooded. At 26.0 feet, Low lying and flood prone areas near Martintown Road become flooded. Residents along Stevens Creek in the Riverhills subdivision should take precautions

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In-brief analysis

August 5, 2025

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-930, Hourly and Daily Balancing Authority Operations Report

Electricity demand in the Lower 48 states exceeded previous peaks on two days in the last week of July.

Hot weather, which increases electricity demand for cooling, combined with an underlying trend of demand increases, pushed coincident peak demand for the Lower 48 states to a high of 758,053 megawatts (MW) on July 28 between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. eastern time, according to the preliminary data in our Hourly Electric Grid Monitor. The next day, peak demand set another record, reaching 759,180 MW, 1.9% more than the record set on July 15, 2024 of 745,020 MW.

We forecast U.S. electricity demand fulfilled by the electric power sector will grow at an annual rate of

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