Tuesday · 3 stories
EnergyDemand peaked just after 3pm as air conditioners ran across the metro area.
The grid operator asked large industrial users to shift load for two hours. No outages were reported.
CultureThe library now opens until 10pm on weekdays and adds a study floor with 400 desks.
More than 6,000 people visited on the first day, about three times a normal weekday before the refit.
MarketsPoor harvests in two major growing regions have kept wholesale prices high for most of the year.
Independent cafés say they have absorbed most of the rise so far. Several plan menu increases next month.