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PSCO 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 PSCO averaged 4,609 MW and typically peaked at 16:00 local time (5,225 MW) and bottomed out at 03:00 (3,865 MW). With solar and wind taken off, the remaining load fell to 1,841 MW at 22:00 and then rose 546 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 PSCO was 4,609 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 16:00 local time (5,225 MW) and the lowest was 03:00 (3,865 MW).
  • The largest three hour rise in average demand was 207 MW, between 14:00 to 17:00 local time.
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 7,145 MW, in the hour starting 8 Oct 2026, 16:00 MDT (UTC-06:00).
  • Solar output averaged 1,269 MW at its 12:00 peak, 28% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar and wind (net load) averaged 2,238 MW, fell to 1,841 MW at 22:00 and rose 546 MW over the three hours from 14:00 to 17:00, 12% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

29 days to 2026-11-04, America/Denver time
PSCO average demand and net generation by local hour Average electricity demand in PSCO by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. It was lowest at 03:00 (3,865 MW) and highest at 16:00 (5,225 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports. 0 1,500 3,000 4,500 6,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average electricity demand in PSCO by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. It was lowest at 03:00 (3,865 MW) and highest at 16:00 (5,225 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
PSCO average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)DemandNet generation
00:004,094 MW4,657 MW
01:003,947 MW4,587 MW
02:003,871 MW4,520 MW
03:003,865 MW4,512 MW
04:003,910 MW4,561 MW
05:004,097 MW4,732 MW
06:004,411 MW5,046 MW
07:004,652 MW5,280 MW
08:004,830 MW5,526 MW
09:004,847 MW5,511 MW
10:004,760 MW5,427 MW
11:004,724 MW5,388 MW
12:004,791 MW5,428 MW
13:004,888 MW5,496 MW
14:004,985 MW5,574 MW
15:005,147 MW5,725 MW
16:005,225 MW5,688 MW
17:005,192 MW5,562 MW
18:005,149 MW5,530 MW
19:005,101 MW5,458 MW
20:004,920 MW5,337 MW
21:004,754 MW5,214 MW
22:004,184 MW4,953 MW
23:004,268 MW4,774 MW
PSCO duck curve: demand and net load by local hour Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in PSCO by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 22:00 (1,841 MW) and then rose 546 MW between 14:00 to 17:00. 0 1,500 3,000 4,500 6,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in PSCO by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 22:00 (1,841 MW) and then rose 546 MW between 14:00 to 17:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-07 to 2026-11-04
PSCO duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)DemandNet load (demand minus solar and wind)
00:004,094 MW1,995 MW
01:003,947 MW1,866 MW
02:003,871 MW1,856 MW
03:003,865 MW1,895 MW
04:003,910 MW1,930 MW
05:004,097 MW2,049 MW
06:004,411 MW2,336 MW
07:004,652 MW2,446 MW
08:004,830 MW2,205 MW
09:004,847 MW2,202 MW
10:004,760 MW2,098 MW
11:004,724 MW2,052 MW
12:004,791 MW2,135 MW
13:004,888 MW2,230 MW
14:004,985 MW2,355 MW
15:005,147 MW2,484 MW
16:005,225 MW2,622 MW
17:005,192 MW2,901 MW
18:005,149 MW2,885 MW
19:005,101 MW2,620 MW
20:004,920 MW2,398 MW
21:004,754 MW2,277 MW
22:004,184 MW1,841 MW
23:004,268 MW2,041 MW
PSCO average solar and wind output by local hour Average solar and wind generation in PSCO by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Solar peaked at 12:00 at 1,269 MW. 0 750 1,500 2,250 3,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average solar and wind generation in PSCO by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 7 October to 4 November 2026. Solar peaked at 12:00 at 1,269 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-07 to 2026-11-04
PSCO average solar and wind output by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)SolarWind
00:000 MW2,100 MW
01:000 MW2,081 MW
02:000 MW2,015 MW
03:000 MW1,970 MW
04:000 MW1,980 MW
05:000 MW2,048 MW
06:004 MW2,072 MW
07:00152 MW2,054 MW
08:00783 MW1,842 MW
09:001,111 MW1,533 MW
10:001,187 MW1,475 MW
11:001,250 MW1,421 MW
12:001,269 MW1,386 MW
13:001,258 MW1,400 MW
14:001,155 MW1,475 MW
15:001,068 MW1,595 MW
16:00812 MW1,791 MW
17:00300 MW1,991 MW
18:004 MW2,261 MW
19:001 MW2,480 MW
20:000 MW2,521 MW
21:002 MW2,475 MW
22:001 MW2,342 MW
23:000 MW2,227 MW
Average PSCO demand, net generation, solar, wind and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarWindNet load
00:00 4,094 MW 4,657 MW 0 MW 2,100 MW 1,995 MW
01:00 3,947 MW 4,587 MW 0 MW 2,081 MW 1,866 MW
02:00 3,871 MW 4,520 MW 0 MW 2,015 MW 1,856 MW
03:00 3,865 MW 4,512 MW 0 MW 1,970 MW 1,895 MW
04:00 3,910 MW 4,561 MW 0 MW 1,980 MW 1,930 MW
05:00 4,097 MW 4,732 MW 0 MW 2,048 MW 2,049 MW
06:00 4,411 MW 5,046 MW 4 MW 2,072 MW 2,336 MW
07:00 4,652 MW 5,280 MW 152 MW 2,054 MW 2,446 MW
08:00 4,830 MW 5,526 MW 783 MW 1,842 MW 2,205 MW
09:00 4,847 MW 5,511 MW 1,111 MW 1,533 MW 2,202 MW
10:00 4,760 MW 5,427 MW 1,187 MW 1,475 MW 2,098 MW
11:00 4,724 MW 5,388 MW 1,250 MW 1,421 MW 2,052 MW
12:00 4,791 MW 5,428 MW 1,269 MW 1,386 MW 2,135 MW
13:00 4,888 MW 5,496 MW 1,258 MW 1,400 MW 2,230 MW
14:00 4,985 MW 5,574 MW 1,155 MW 1,475 MW 2,355 MW
15:00 5,147 MW 5,725 MW 1,068 MW 1,595 MW 2,484 MW
16:00 5,225 MW 5,688 MW 812 MW 1,791 MW 2,622 MW
17:00 5,192 MW 5,562 MW 300 MW 1,991 MW 2,901 MW
18:00 5,149 MW 5,530 MW 4 MW 2,261 MW 2,885 MW
19:00 5,101 MW 5,458 MW 1 MW 2,480 MW 2,620 MW
20:00 4,920 MW 5,337 MW 0 MW 2,521 MW 2,398 MW
21:00 4,754 MW 5,214 MW 2 MW 2,475 MW 2,277 MW
22:00 4,184 MW 4,953 MW 1 MW 2,342 MW 1,841 MW
23:00 4,268 MW 4,774 MW 0 MW 2,227 MW 2,041 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 7,145 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). PSCO Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour. https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/psco/

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World Power Monitor. PSCO 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/psco/

BibTeX 
@misc{wpm_load_shapes_psco_2026,
  title = {{PSCO 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/psco/}
}

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