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IPCO 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 IPCO averaged 1,816 MW and typically peaked at 18:00 local time (1,981 MW) and bottomed out at 01:00 (1,553 MW). With solar and wind taken off, the remaining load fell to 1,183 MW at 11:00 and then rose 519 MW between 14:00 to 17:00. Hours are local clock time (America/Los_Angeles).

Key Facts

  • Over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026, average demand in IPCO was 1,816 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 18:00 local time (1,981 MW) and the lowest was 01:00 (1,553 MW).
  • The largest three hour rise in average demand was 96 MW, between 14:00 to 17:00 local time.
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 2,436 MW, in the hour starting 6 Oct 2026, 17:00 PDT (UTC-07:00).
  • Solar output averaged 522 MW at its 10:00 peak, 29% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar and wind (net load) averaged 1,431 MW, fell to 1,183 MW at 11:00 and rose 519 MW over the three hours from 14:00 to 17:00, 29% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

29 days to 2026-11-04, America/Los_Angeles time
IPCO average demand and net generation by local hour Average electricity demand in IPCO by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. It was lowest at 01:00 (1,553 MW) and highest at 18:00 (1,981 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports. 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average electricity demand in IPCO by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. It was lowest at 01:00 (1,553 MW) and highest at 18:00 (1,981 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
IPCO average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (America/Los_Angeles)DemandNet generation
00:001,571 MW1,103 MW
01:001,553 MW1,065 MW
02:001,557 MW1,069 MW
03:001,583 MW1,092 MW
04:001,664 MW1,166 MW
05:001,797 MW1,272 MW
06:001,908 MW1,354 MW
07:001,954 MW1,419 MW
08:001,952 MW1,445 MW
09:001,944 MW1,413 MW
10:001,913 MW1,344 MW
11:001,889 MW1,290 MW
12:001,876 MW1,254 MW
13:001,871 MW1,243 MW
14:001,873 MW1,291 MW
15:001,909 MW1,354 MW
16:001,943 MW1,389 MW
17:001,969 MW1,390 MW
18:001,981 MW1,436 MW
19:001,947 MW1,393 MW
20:001,868 MW1,334 MW
21:001,775 MW1,272 MW
22:001,678 MW1,200 MW
23:001,607 MW1,138 MW
IPCO duck curve: demand and net load by local hour Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in IPCO by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 11:00 (1,183 MW) and then rose 519 MW between 14:00 to 17:00. 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in IPCO by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 11:00 (1,183 MW) and then rose 519 MW between 14:00 to 17:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-07 to 2026-11-04
IPCO duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (America/Los_Angeles)DemandNet load (demand minus solar and wind)
00:001,571 MW1,369 MW
01:001,553 MW1,357 MW
02:001,557 MW1,349 MW
03:001,583 MW1,375 MW
04:001,664 MW1,450 MW
05:001,797 MW1,578 MW
06:001,908 MW1,685 MW
07:001,954 MW1,645 MW
08:001,952 MW1,379 MW
09:001,944 MW1,249 MW
10:001,913 MW1,205 MW
11:001,889 MW1,183 MW
12:001,876 MW1,194 MW
13:001,871 MW1,194 MW
14:001,873 MW1,193 MW
15:001,909 MW1,268 MW
16:001,943 MW1,464 MW
17:001,969 MW1,712 MW
18:001,981 MW1,747 MW
19:001,947 MW1,706 MW
20:001,868 MW1,634 MW
21:001,775 MW1,548 MW
22:001,678 MW1,465 MW
23:001,607 MW1,398 MW
IPCO average solar and wind output by local hour Average solar and wind generation in IPCO by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Solar peaked at 10:00 at 522 MW. 0 150 300 450 600 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average solar and wind generation in IPCO by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Solar peaked at 10:00 at 522 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-07 to 2026-11-04
IPCO average solar and wind output by local hour
Local hour (America/Los_Angeles)SolarWind
00:000 MW202 MW
01:000 MW196 MW
02:000 MW208 MW
03:000 MW208 MW
04:000 MW214 MW
05:000 MW219 MW
06:003 MW221 MW
07:0091 MW218 MW
08:00374 MW199 MW
09:00505 MW190 MW
10:00522 MW187 MW
11:00519 MW187 MW
12:00502 MW181 MW
13:00499 MW178 MW
14:00497 MW183 MW
15:00452 MW189 MW
16:00286 MW193 MW
17:0048 MW209 MW
18:000 MW234 MW
19:000 MW241 MW
20:000 MW234 MW
21:000 MW227 MW
22:000 MW213 MW
23:000 MW209 MW
Average IPCO demand, net generation, solar, wind and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarWindNet load
00:00 1,571 MW 1,103 MW 0 MW 202 MW 1,369 MW
01:00 1,553 MW 1,065 MW 0 MW 196 MW 1,357 MW
02:00 1,557 MW 1,069 MW 0 MW 208 MW 1,349 MW
03:00 1,583 MW 1,092 MW 0 MW 208 MW 1,375 MW
04:00 1,664 MW 1,166 MW 0 MW 214 MW 1,450 MW
05:00 1,797 MW 1,272 MW 0 MW 219 MW 1,578 MW
06:00 1,908 MW 1,354 MW 3 MW 221 MW 1,685 MW
07:00 1,954 MW 1,419 MW 91 MW 218 MW 1,645 MW
08:00 1,952 MW 1,445 MW 374 MW 199 MW 1,379 MW
09:00 1,944 MW 1,413 MW 505 MW 190 MW 1,249 MW
10:00 1,913 MW 1,344 MW 522 MW 187 MW 1,205 MW
11:00 1,889 MW 1,290 MW 519 MW 187 MW 1,183 MW
12:00 1,876 MW 1,254 MW 502 MW 181 MW 1,194 MW
13:00 1,871 MW 1,243 MW 499 MW 178 MW 1,194 MW
14:00 1,873 MW 1,291 MW 497 MW 183 MW 1,193 MW
15:00 1,909 MW 1,354 MW 452 MW 189 MW 1,268 MW
16:00 1,943 MW 1,389 MW 286 MW 193 MW 1,464 MW
17:00 1,969 MW 1,390 MW 48 MW 209 MW 1,712 MW
18:00 1,981 MW 1,436 MW 0 MW 234 MW 1,747 MW
19:00 1,947 MW 1,393 MW 0 MW 241 MW 1,706 MW
20:00 1,868 MW 1,334 MW 0 MW 234 MW 1,634 MW
21:00 1,775 MW 1,272 MW 0 MW 227 MW 1,548 MW
22:00 1,678 MW 1,200 MW 0 MW 213 MW 1,465 MW
23:00 1,607 MW 1,138 MW 0 MW 209 MW 1,398 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 and wind generation. The single highest hour of demand in the whole 30 day window was 2,436 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/Los_Angeles. 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). IPCO Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour. https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/ipco/

Plain text

World Power Monitor. IPCO 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/ipco/

BibTeX 
@misc{wpm_load_shapes_ipco_2026,
  title = {{IPCO 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/ipco/}
}

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