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EPE Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour, 7 October to 4 November 2026

In the 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026, electricity demand in EPE averaged 968 MW and typically peaked at 16:00 local time (1,234 MW) and bottomed out at 03:00 (758 MW). With solar taken off, the remaining load fell to 426 MW at 10:00 and then rose 332 MW between 14:00 to 17:00. Hours are local clock time (America/Denver).

Key Facts

  • Over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026, average demand in EPE was 968 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 16:00 local time (1,234 MW) and the lowest was 03:00 (758 MW).
  • The largest three hour rise in average demand was 88 MW, between 14:00 to 17:00 local time.
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 1,680 MW, in the hour starting 6 Oct 2026, 17:00 MDT (UTC-06:00).
  • Solar output averaged 539 MW at its 14:00 peak, 56% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar (net load) averaged 742 MW, fell to 426 MW at 10:00 and rose 332 MW over the three hours from 14:00 to 17:00, 34% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

29 days to 2026-11-04, America/Denver time
EPE average demand and net generation by local hour Average electricity demand in EPE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. It was lowest at 03:00 (758 MW) and highest at 16:00 (1,234 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports. 0 375 750 1,125 1,500 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average electricity demand in EPE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. It was lowest at 03:00 (758 MW) and highest at 16:00 (1,234 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-07 to 2026-11-04
EPE average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)DemandNet generation
00:00845 MW663 MW
01:00796 MW613 MW
02:00772 MW609 MW
03:00758 MW601 MW
04:00760 MW599 MW
05:00785 MW616 MW
06:00835 MW647 MW
07:00846 MW660 MW
08:00859 MW814 MW
09:00870 MW885 MW
10:00905 MW916 MW
11:00934 MW928 MW
12:001,004 MW953 MW
13:001,073 MW983 MW
14:001,142 MW1,015 MW
15:001,194 MW999 MW
16:001,234 MW966 MW
17:001,230 MW897 MW
18:001,194 MW831 MW
19:001,159 MW801 MW
20:001,113 MW782 MW
21:001,055 MW738 MW
22:00972 MW685 MW
23:00899 MW678 MW
EPE duck curve: demand and net load by local hour Average demand and net load (demand minus solar) in EPE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 10:00 (426 MW) and then rose 332 MW between 14:00 to 17:00. 0 375 750 1,125 1,500 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average demand and net load (demand minus solar) in EPE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 10:00 (426 MW) and then rose 332 MW between 14:00 to 17:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-07 to 2026-11-04
EPE duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)DemandNet load (demand minus solar)
00:00845 MW817 MW
01:00796 MW776 MW
02:00772 MW755 MW
03:00758 MW740 MW
04:00760 MW741 MW
05:00785 MW758 MW
06:00835 MW790 MW
07:00846 MW761 MW
08:00859 MW532 MW
09:00870 MW440 MW
10:00905 MW426 MW
11:00934 MW445 MW
12:001,004 MW501 MW
13:001,073 MW556 MW
14:001,142 MW603 MW
15:001,194 MW687 MW
16:001,234 MW797 MW
17:001,230 MW935 MW
18:001,194 MW999 MW
19:001,159 MW999 MW
20:001,113 MW996 MW
21:001,055 MW977 MW
22:00972 MW929 MW
23:00899 MW857 MW
EPE average solar output by local hour Average solar generation in EPE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Solar peaked at 14:00 at 539 MW. 0 150 300 450 600 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average solar generation in EPE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Solar peaked at 14:00 at 539 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-07 to 2026-11-04
EPE average solar output by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)Solar
00:0028 MW
01:0020 MW
02:0017 MW
03:0018 MW
04:0020 MW
05:0028 MW
06:0045 MW
07:0086 MW
08:00327 MW
09:00431 MW
10:00479 MW
11:00490 MW
12:00502 MW
13:00516 MW
14:00539 MW
15:00507 MW
16:00436 MW
17:00295 MW
18:00195 MW
19:00160 MW
20:00116 MW
21:0077 MW
22:0043 MW
23:0042 MW
Average EPE demand, net generation, solar and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarNet load
00:00 845 MW 663 MW 28 MW 817 MW
01:00 796 MW 613 MW 20 MW 776 MW
02:00 772 MW 609 MW 17 MW 755 MW
03:00 758 MW 601 MW 18 MW 740 MW
04:00 760 MW 599 MW 20 MW 741 MW
05:00 785 MW 616 MW 28 MW 758 MW
06:00 835 MW 647 MW 45 MW 790 MW
07:00 846 MW 660 MW 86 MW 761 MW
08:00 859 MW 814 MW 327 MW 532 MW
09:00 870 MW 885 MW 431 MW 440 MW
10:00 905 MW 916 MW 479 MW 426 MW
11:00 934 MW 928 MW 490 MW 445 MW
12:00 1,004 MW 953 MW 502 MW 501 MW
13:00 1,073 MW 983 MW 516 MW 556 MW
14:00 1,142 MW 1,015 MW 539 MW 603 MW
15:00 1,194 MW 999 MW 507 MW 687 MW
16:00 1,234 MW 966 MW 436 MW 797 MW
17:00 1,230 MW 897 MW 295 MW 935 MW
18:00 1,194 MW 831 MW 195 MW 999 MW
19:00 1,159 MW 801 MW 160 MW 999 MW
20:00 1,113 MW 782 MW 116 MW 996 MW
21:00 1,055 MW 738 MW 77 MW 977 MW
22:00 972 MW 685 MW 43 MW 929 MW
23:00 899 MW 678 MW 42 MW 857 MW

Each value is the mean over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026, weekdays and weekends together, for the hour starting at that local clock time. Net load is demand minus solar generation. The single highest hour of demand in the whole 30 day window was 1,680 MW; it is a published reading, not an average, and is not part of the profile above.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2026-11-04. Profiles are computed by World Power Monitor from the operator's hourly series.

Assumptions

  • Hours are local clock time in America/Denver. A local day is used only if it is whole inside the 30 day window and at least 22 of its hours are complete; the profile uses the 29 most recent such days. Daylight saving follows the local clock: on a clock change day the missing hour is absent and the repeated hour is averaged over both readings.
  • The average mixes weekdays and weekends and covers only 29 days, so it describes recent conditions, not a seasonal norm.
  • The evening ramp is the largest rise over three hours in the average profile, starting between 14:00 and 20:00 local time.
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World Power Monitor. (2026). EPE Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour. https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/epe/

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World Power Monitor. EPE Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour. Data as of 2026-11-04. Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/epe/

BibTeX 
@misc{wpm_load_shapes_epe_2026,
  title = {{EPE Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour}},
  author = {{World Power Monitor}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-04. Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration.},
  url = {https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/epe/}
}

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