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PACE 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 PACE averaged 5,488 MW and typically peaked at 12:00 local time (6,279 MW) and bottomed out at 02:00 (4,926 MW). With solar and wind taken off, the remaining load fell to 2,695 MW at 14:00 and then rose 980 MW between 15:00 to 18:00. Hours are local clock time (America/Denver).

Key Facts

  • Over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026, average demand in PACE was 5,488 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 12:00 local time (6,279 MW) and the lowest was 02:00 (4,926 MW).
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 7,030 MW, in the hour starting 7 Oct 2026, 16:00 MDT (UTC-06:00).
  • Solar output averaged 1,954 MW at its 12:00 peak, 36% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar and wind (net load) averaged 3,456 MW, fell to 2,695 MW at 14:00 and rose 980 MW over the three hours from 15:00 to 18:00, 18% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

29 days to 2026-11-04, America/Denver time
PACE average demand and net generation by local hour Average electricity demand in PACE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. It was lowest at 02:00 (4,926 MW) and highest at 12:00 (6,279 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports. 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average electricity demand in PACE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. It was lowest at 02:00 (4,926 MW) and highest at 12:00 (6,279 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
PACE average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)DemandNet generation
00:004,972 MW6,275 MW
01:004,969 MW6,241 MW
02:004,926 MW6,251 MW
03:004,932 MW6,218 MW
04:004,959 MW6,218 MW
05:004,999 MW6,239 MW
06:005,137 MW6,285 MW
07:005,196 MW6,356 MW
08:005,427 MW6,608 MW
09:005,873 MW7,076 MW
10:006,111 MW7,309 MW
11:006,209 MW7,508 MW
12:006,279 MW7,555 MW
13:006,268 MW7,530 MW
14:006,242 MW7,455 MW
15:006,148 MW7,252 MW
16:006,027 MW7,023 MW
17:005,773 MW6,727 MW
18:005,310 MW6,470 MW
19:005,224 MW6,426 MW
20:005,282 MW6,478 MW
21:005,270 MW6,477 MW
22:005,104 MW6,434 MW
23:005,077 MW6,392 MW
PACE duck curve: demand and net load by local hour Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in PACE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 14:00 (2,695 MW) and then rose 980 MW between 15:00 to 18:00. 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in PACE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 14:00 (2,695 MW) and then rose 980 MW between 15:00 to 18:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-07 to 2026-11-04
PACE duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)DemandNet load (demand minus solar and wind)
00:004,972 MW3,787 MW
01:004,969 MW3,805 MW
02:004,926 MW3,708 MW
03:004,932 MW3,674 MW
04:004,959 MW3,659 MW
05:004,999 MW3,716 MW
06:005,137 MW3,886 MW
07:005,196 MW3,843 MW
08:005,427 MW3,557 MW
09:005,873 MW3,170 MW
10:006,111 MW2,962 MW
11:006,209 MW2,794 MW
12:006,279 MW2,769 MW
13:006,268 MW2,713 MW
14:006,242 MW2,695 MW
15:006,148 MW2,744 MW
16:006,027 MW2,976 MW
17:005,773 MW3,458 MW
18:005,310 MW3,725 MW
19:005,224 MW3,859 MW
20:005,282 MW3,909 MW
21:005,270 MW3,922 MW
22:005,104 MW3,797 MW
23:005,077 MW3,814 MW
PACE average solar and wind output by local hour Average solar and wind generation in PACE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Solar peaked at 12:00 at 1,954 MW. 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average solar and wind generation in PACE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Solar peaked at 12:00 at 1,954 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-07 to 2026-11-04
PACE average solar and wind output by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)SolarWind
00:000 MW1,185 MW
01:000 MW1,164 MW
02:000 MW1,218 MW
03:000 MW1,258 MW
04:000 MW1,300 MW
05:000 MW1,283 MW
06:000 MW1,251 MW
07:0030 MW1,323 MW
08:00564 MW1,306 MW
09:001,451 MW1,252 MW
10:001,832 MW1,316 MW
11:001,953 MW1,462 MW
12:001,954 MW1,557 MW
13:001,922 MW1,633 MW
14:001,856 MW1,691 MW
15:001,686 MW1,718 MW
16:001,362 MW1,689 MW
17:00713 MW1,602 MW
18:0087 MW1,499 MW
19:000 MW1,365 MW
20:000 MW1,373 MW
21:000 MW1,347 MW
22:000 MW1,308 MW
23:000 MW1,263 MW
Average PACE demand, net generation, solar, wind and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarWindNet load
00:00 4,972 MW 6,275 MW 0 MW 1,185 MW 3,787 MW
01:00 4,969 MW 6,241 MW 0 MW 1,164 MW 3,805 MW
02:00 4,926 MW 6,251 MW 0 MW 1,218 MW 3,708 MW
03:00 4,932 MW 6,218 MW 0 MW 1,258 MW 3,674 MW
04:00 4,959 MW 6,218 MW 0 MW 1,300 MW 3,659 MW
05:00 4,999 MW 6,239 MW 0 MW 1,283 MW 3,716 MW
06:00 5,137 MW 6,285 MW 0 MW 1,251 MW 3,886 MW
07:00 5,196 MW 6,356 MW 30 MW 1,323 MW 3,843 MW
08:00 5,427 MW 6,608 MW 564 MW 1,306 MW 3,557 MW
09:00 5,873 MW 7,076 MW 1,451 MW 1,252 MW 3,170 MW
10:00 6,111 MW 7,309 MW 1,832 MW 1,316 MW 2,962 MW
11:00 6,209 MW 7,508 MW 1,953 MW 1,462 MW 2,794 MW
12:00 6,279 MW 7,555 MW 1,954 MW 1,557 MW 2,769 MW
13:00 6,268 MW 7,530 MW 1,922 MW 1,633 MW 2,713 MW
14:00 6,242 MW 7,455 MW 1,856 MW 1,691 MW 2,695 MW
15:00 6,148 MW 7,252 MW 1,686 MW 1,718 MW 2,744 MW
16:00 6,027 MW 7,023 MW 1,362 MW 1,689 MW 2,976 MW
17:00 5,773 MW 6,727 MW 713 MW 1,602 MW 3,458 MW
18:00 5,310 MW 6,470 MW 87 MW 1,499 MW 3,725 MW
19:00 5,224 MW 6,426 MW 0 MW 1,365 MW 3,859 MW
20:00 5,282 MW 6,478 MW 0 MW 1,373 MW 3,909 MW
21:00 5,270 MW 6,477 MW 0 MW 1,347 MW 3,922 MW
22:00 5,104 MW 6,434 MW 0 MW 1,308 MW 3,797 MW
23:00 5,077 MW 6,392 MW 0 MW 1,263 MW 3,814 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 7,030 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). PACE Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour. https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/pace/

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World Power Monitor. PACE 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/pace/

BibTeX 
@misc{wpm_load_shapes_pace_2026,
  title = {{PACE 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/pace/}
}

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