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PACE Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour, 22 August to 19 September 2026

In the 29 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026, electricity demand in PACE averaged 6,426 MW and typically peaked at 16:00 local time (7,702 MW) and bottomed out at 03:00 (5,261 MW). With solar and wind taken off, the remaining load fell to 2,271 MW at 10:00 and then rose 1,427 MW between 16:00 to 19:00. Hours are local clock time (America/Denver).

Key Facts

  • Over 29 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026, average demand in PACE was 6,426 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 16:00 local time (7,702 MW) and the lowest was 03:00 (5,261 MW).
  • The largest three hour rise in average demand was 30 MW, between 14:00 to 17:00 local time.
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 8,928 MW, in the hour starting 27 Aug 2026, 14:00 MDT (UTC-06:00).
  • Solar output averaged 2,936 MW at its 11:00 peak, 46% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar and wind (net load) averaged 3,676 MW, fell to 2,271 MW at 10:00 and rose 1,427 MW over the three hours from 16:00 to 19:00, 22% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

29 days to 2026-09-19, 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 22 August to 19 September 2026. It was lowest at 03:00 (5,261 MW) and highest at 16:00 (7,702 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports. 0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average electricity demand in PACE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026. It was lowest at 03:00 (5,261 MW) and highest at 16:00 (7,702 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-08-22 to 2026-09-19
PACE average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)DemandNet generation
00:005,686 MW7,146 MW
01:005,377 MW6,846 MW
02:005,273 MW6,641 MW
03:005,261 MW6,521 MW
04:005,261 MW6,511 MW
05:005,374 MW6,615 MW
06:005,485 MW6,660 MW
07:005,644 MW6,809 MW
08:006,074 MW7,679 MW
09:006,590 MW8,408 MW
10:006,999 MW8,846 MW
11:007,264 MW8,998 MW
12:007,424 MW9,064 MW
13:007,498 MW8,887 MW
14:007,647 MW8,871 MW
15:007,698 MW9,022 MW
16:007,702 MW9,163 MW
17:007,677 MW9,244 MW
18:007,247 MW8,740 MW
19:006,607 MW7,780 MW
20:006,392 MW7,676 MW
21:006,176 MW7,661 MW
22:006,015 MW7,505 MW
23:005,849 MW7,367 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 22 August to 19 September 2026. Net load was lowest at 10:00 (2,271 MW) and then rose 1,427 MW between 16:00 to 19:00. 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 22 August to 19 September 2026. Net load was lowest at 10:00 (2,271 MW) and then rose 1,427 MW between 16:00 to 19:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-08-22 to 2026-09-19
PACE duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)DemandNet load (demand minus solar and wind)
00:005,686 MW4,305 MW
01:005,377 MW4,099 MW
02:005,273 MW4,069 MW
03:005,261 MW4,059 MW
04:005,261 MW4,015 MW
05:005,374 MW4,032 MW
06:005,485 MW4,105 MW
07:005,644 MW4,025 MW
08:006,074 MW3,065 MW
09:006,590 MW2,424 MW
10:006,999 MW2,271 MW
11:007,264 MW2,415 MW
12:007,424 MW2,560 MW
13:007,498 MW2,809 MW
14:007,647 MW3,107 MW
15:007,698 MW3,201 MW
16:007,702 MW3,294 MW
17:007,677 MW3,459 MW
18:007,247 MW4,019 MW
19:006,607 MW4,721 MW
20:006,392 MW4,744 MW
21:006,176 MW4,533 MW
22:006,015 MW4,485 MW
23:005,849 MW4,415 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 22 August to 19 September 2026. Solar peaked at 11:00 at 2,936 MW. 0 750 1,500 2,250 3,000 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 22 August to 19 September 2026. Solar peaked at 11:00 at 2,936 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-08-22 to 2026-09-19
PACE average solar and wind output by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)SolarWind
00:000 MW1,380 MW
01:000 MW1,277 MW
02:000 MW1,203 MW
03:000 MW1,202 MW
04:000 MW1,246 MW
05:000 MW1,342 MW
06:001 MW1,379 MW
07:00304 MW1,314 MW
08:001,727 MW1,282 MW
09:002,622 MW1,543 MW
10:002,862 MW1,866 MW
11:002,936 MW1,914 MW
12:002,910 MW1,954 MW
13:002,772 MW1,917 MW
14:002,619 MW1,921 MW
15:002,535 MW1,962 MW
16:002,390 MW2,018 MW
17:002,157 MW2,061 MW
18:001,318 MW1,910 MW
19:00194 MW1,691 MW
20:001 MW1,647 MW
21:001 MW1,642 MW
22:001 MW1,529 MW
23:000 MW1,434 MW
Average PACE demand, net generation, solar, wind and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarWindNet load
00:00 5,686 MW 7,146 MW 0 MW 1,380 MW 4,305 MW
01:00 5,377 MW 6,846 MW 0 MW 1,277 MW 4,099 MW
02:00 5,273 MW 6,641 MW 0 MW 1,203 MW 4,069 MW
03:00 5,261 MW 6,521 MW 0 MW 1,202 MW 4,059 MW
04:00 5,261 MW 6,511 MW 0 MW 1,246 MW 4,015 MW
05:00 5,374 MW 6,615 MW 0 MW 1,342 MW 4,032 MW
06:00 5,485 MW 6,660 MW 1 MW 1,379 MW 4,105 MW
07:00 5,644 MW 6,809 MW 304 MW 1,314 MW 4,025 MW
08:00 6,074 MW 7,679 MW 1,727 MW 1,282 MW 3,065 MW
09:00 6,590 MW 8,408 MW 2,622 MW 1,543 MW 2,424 MW
10:00 6,999 MW 8,846 MW 2,862 MW 1,866 MW 2,271 MW
11:00 7,264 MW 8,998 MW 2,936 MW 1,914 MW 2,415 MW
12:00 7,424 MW 9,064 MW 2,910 MW 1,954 MW 2,560 MW
13:00 7,498 MW 8,887 MW 2,772 MW 1,917 MW 2,809 MW
14:00 7,647 MW 8,871 MW 2,619 MW 1,921 MW 3,107 MW
15:00 7,698 MW 9,022 MW 2,535 MW 1,962 MW 3,201 MW
16:00 7,702 MW 9,163 MW 2,390 MW 2,018 MW 3,294 MW
17:00 7,677 MW 9,244 MW 2,157 MW 2,061 MW 3,459 MW
18:00 7,247 MW 8,740 MW 1,318 MW 1,910 MW 4,019 MW
19:00 6,607 MW 7,780 MW 194 MW 1,691 MW 4,721 MW
20:00 6,392 MW 7,676 MW 1 MW 1,647 MW 4,744 MW
21:00 6,176 MW 7,661 MW 1 MW 1,642 MW 4,533 MW
22:00 6,015 MW 7,505 MW 1 MW 1,529 MW 4,485 MW
23:00 5,849 MW 7,367 MW 0 MW 1,434 MW 4,415 MW

Each value is the mean over 29 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 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 8,928 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 2026-09-19. 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.