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PNM 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 PNM averaged 1,987 MW and typically peaked at 17:00 local time (2,462 MW) and bottomed out at 04:00 (1,637 MW). With solar and wind taken off, the remaining load fell to -17 MW at 10:00 and then rose 987 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 PNM was 1,987 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 17:00 local time (2,462 MW) and the lowest was 04:00 (1,637 MW).
  • The largest three hour rise in average demand was 201 MW, between 14:00 to 17:00 local time.
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 2,802 MW, in the hour starting 25 Aug 2026, 18:00 MDT (UTC-06:00).
  • Solar output averaged 1,596 MW at its 12:00 peak, 80% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar and wind (net load) averaged 1,027 MW, fell to -17 MW at 10:00 and rose 987 MW over the three hours from 16:00 to 19:00, 50% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

29 days to 2026-09-19, America/Denver time
PNM average demand and net generation by local hour Average electricity demand in PNM by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026. It was lowest at 04:00 (1,637 MW) and highest at 17:00 (2,462 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports. 0 625 1,250 1,875 2,500 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average electricity demand in PNM by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026. It was lowest at 04:00 (1,637 MW) and highest at 17:00 (2,462 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
PNM average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)DemandNet generation
00:001,813 MW1,455 MW
01:001,739 MW1,434 MW
02:001,684 MW1,407 MW
03:001,645 MW1,369 MW
04:001,637 MW1,366 MW
05:001,655 MW1,368 MW
06:001,702 MW1,379 MW
07:001,697 MW1,659 MW
08:001,729 MW1,732 MW
09:001,773 MW1,742 MW
10:001,839 MW1,864 MW
11:001,936 MW1,953 MW
12:002,041 MW2,057 MW
13:002,152 MW2,152 MW
14:002,261 MW2,285 MW
15:002,361 MW2,337 MW
16:002,432 MW2,381 MW
17:002,462 MW2,325 MW
18:002,431 MW2,292 MW
19:002,342 MW2,408 MW
20:002,275 MW2,447 MW
21:002,159 MW2,321 MW
22:002,033 MW2,138 MW
23:001,902 MW1,608 MW
PNM duck curve: demand and net load by local hour Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in PNM by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026. Net load was lowest at 10:00 (-17 MW) and then rose 987 MW between 16:00 to 19:00. -17 612 1,241 1,871 2,500 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in PNM by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026. Net load was lowest at 10:00 (-17 MW) and then rose 987 MW between 16:00 to 19:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-08-22 to 2026-09-19
PNM duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)DemandNet load (demand minus solar and wind)
00:001,813 MW1,447 MW
01:001,739 MW1,383 MW
02:001,684 MW1,290 MW
03:001,645 MW1,271 MW
04:001,637 MW1,247 MW
05:001,655 MW1,269 MW
06:001,702 MW1,327 MW
07:001,697 MW1,030 MW
08:001,729 MW341 MW
09:001,773 MW55 MW
10:001,839 MW-17 MW
11:001,936 MW60 MW
12:002,041 MW160 MW
13:002,152 MW326 MW
14:002,261 MW511 MW
15:002,361 MW721 MW
16:002,432 MW922 MW
17:002,462 MW1,174 MW
18:002,431 MW1,639 MW
19:002,342 MW1,908 MW
20:002,275 MW1,809 MW
21:002,159 MW1,704 MW
22:002,033 MW1,585 MW
23:001,902 MW1,496 MW
PNM average solar and wind output by local hour Average solar and wind generation in PNM by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026. Solar peaked at 12:00 at 1,596 MW. 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average solar and wind generation in PNM by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026. Solar peaked at 12:00 at 1,596 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-08-22 to 2026-09-19
PNM average solar and wind output by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)SolarWind
00:000 MW365 MW
01:000 MW356 MW
02:000 MW394 MW
03:000 MW375 MW
04:000 MW390 MW
05:000 MW386 MW
06:003 MW372 MW
07:00344 MW323 MW
08:001,123 MW264 MW
09:001,449 MW270 MW
10:001,562 MW295 MW
11:001,595 MW281 MW
12:001,596 MW284 MW
13:001,542 MW284 MW
14:001,435 MW315 MW
15:001,305 MW336 MW
16:001,098 MW413 MW
17:00824 MW464 MW
18:00311 MW481 MW
19:0018 MW415 MW
20:000 MW466 MW
21:000 MW455 MW
22:000 MW448 MW
23:000 MW406 MW
Average PNM demand, net generation, solar, wind and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarWindNet load
00:00 1,813 MW 1,455 MW 0 MW 365 MW 1,447 MW
01:00 1,739 MW 1,434 MW 0 MW 356 MW 1,383 MW
02:00 1,684 MW 1,407 MW 0 MW 394 MW 1,290 MW
03:00 1,645 MW 1,369 MW 0 MW 375 MW 1,271 MW
04:00 1,637 MW 1,366 MW 0 MW 390 MW 1,247 MW
05:00 1,655 MW 1,368 MW 0 MW 386 MW 1,269 MW
06:00 1,702 MW 1,379 MW 3 MW 372 MW 1,327 MW
07:00 1,697 MW 1,659 MW 344 MW 323 MW 1,030 MW
08:00 1,729 MW 1,732 MW 1,123 MW 264 MW 341 MW
09:00 1,773 MW 1,742 MW 1,449 MW 270 MW 55 MW
10:00 1,839 MW 1,864 MW 1,562 MW 295 MW -17 MW
11:00 1,936 MW 1,953 MW 1,595 MW 281 MW 60 MW
12:00 2,041 MW 2,057 MW 1,596 MW 284 MW 160 MW
13:00 2,152 MW 2,152 MW 1,542 MW 284 MW 326 MW
14:00 2,261 MW 2,285 MW 1,435 MW 315 MW 511 MW
15:00 2,361 MW 2,337 MW 1,305 MW 336 MW 721 MW
16:00 2,432 MW 2,381 MW 1,098 MW 413 MW 922 MW
17:00 2,462 MW 2,325 MW 824 MW 464 MW 1,174 MW
18:00 2,431 MW 2,292 MW 311 MW 481 MW 1,639 MW
19:00 2,342 MW 2,408 MW 18 MW 415 MW 1,908 MW
20:00 2,275 MW 2,447 MW 0 MW 466 MW 1,809 MW
21:00 2,159 MW 2,321 MW 0 MW 455 MW 1,704 MW
22:00 2,033 MW 2,138 MW 0 MW 448 MW 1,585 MW
23:00 1,902 MW 1,608 MW 0 MW 406 MW 1,496 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 2,802 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.