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BPA Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour, 14 October to 11 November 2026

In the 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026, electricity demand in BPA averaged 7,060 MW and typically peaked at 08:00 local time (7,757 MW) and bottomed out at 02:00 (6,211 MW). With solar and wind taken off, the remaining load fell to 5,853 MW at 02:00 and then rose 555 MW between 15:00 to 18:00. Hours are local clock time (America/Los_Angeles).

Key Facts

  • Over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026, average demand in BPA was 7,060 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 08:00 local time (7,757 MW) and the lowest was 02:00 (6,211 MW).
  • The largest three hour rise in average demand was 440 MW, between 15:00 to 18:00 local time.
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 8,546 MW, in the hour starting 4 Nov 2026, 07:00 PST (UTC-08:00).
  • Solar output averaged 235 MW at its 14:00 peak, 3% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar and wind (net load) averaged 6,625 MW, fell to 5,853 MW at 02:00 and rose 555 MW over the three hours from 15:00 to 18:00, 8% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

29 days to 2026-11-11, America/Los_Angeles time
BPA average demand and net generation by local hour Average electricity demand in BPA by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. It was lowest at 02:00 (6,211 MW) and highest at 08:00 (7,757 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 BPA by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. It was lowest at 02:00 (6,211 MW) and highest at 08:00 (7,757 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-14 to 2026-11-11
BPA average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (America/Los_Angeles)DemandNet generation
00:006,327 MW6,936 MW
01:006,250 MW6,653 MW
02:006,211 MW6,639 MW
03:006,256 MW6,689 MW
04:006,437 MW6,929 MW
05:006,828 MW7,652 MW
06:007,336 MW8,055 MW
07:007,676 MW8,520 MW
08:007,757 MW8,440 MW
09:007,684 MW8,317 MW
10:007,522 MW8,062 MW
11:007,380 MW7,808 MW
12:007,249 MW7,591 MW
13:007,144 MW7,475 MW
14:007,089 MW7,419 MW
15:007,073 MW7,626 MW
16:007,218 MW8,139 MW
17:007,429 MW8,403 MW
18:007,513 MW8,506 MW
19:007,459 MW8,301 MW
20:007,299 MW8,021 MW
21:007,057 MW7,594 MW
22:006,753 MW7,509 MW
23:006,490 MW7,061 MW
BPA duck curve: demand and net load by local hour Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in BPA by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 02:00 (5,853 MW) and then rose 555 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 BPA by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 02:00 (5,853 MW) and then rose 555 MW between 15:00 to 18:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-14 to 2026-11-11
BPA duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (America/Los_Angeles)DemandNet load (demand minus solar and wind)
00:006,327 MW5,973 MW
01:006,250 MW5,908 MW
02:006,211 MW5,853 MW
03:006,256 MW5,870 MW
04:006,437 MW6,072 MW
05:006,828 MW6,464 MW
06:007,336 MW6,959 MW
07:007,676 MW7,278 MW
08:007,757 MW7,284 MW
09:007,684 MW7,112 MW
10:007,522 MW6,902 MW
11:007,380 MW6,747 MW
12:007,249 MW6,637 MW
13:007,144 MW6,582 MW
14:007,089 MW6,534 MW
15:007,073 MW6,574 MW
16:007,218 MW6,789 MW
17:007,429 MW7,053 MW
18:007,513 MW7,130 MW
19:007,459 MW7,103 MW
20:007,299 MW6,950 MW
21:007,057 MW6,703 MW
22:006,753 MW6,404 MW
23:006,490 MW6,131 MW
BPA average solar and wind output by local hour Average solar and wind generation in BPA by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Solar peaked at 14:00 at 235 MW. 0 125 250 375 500 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average solar and wind generation in BPA by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Solar peaked at 14:00 at 235 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-14 to 2026-11-11
BPA average solar and wind output by local hour
Local hour (America/Los_Angeles)SolarWind
00:000 MW354 MW
01:000 MW342 MW
02:000 MW357 MW
03:000 MW386 MW
04:000 MW365 MW
05:000 MW364 MW
06:000 MW377 MW
07:0018 MW381 MW
08:00106 MW367 MW
09:00207 MW365 MW
10:00234 MW387 MW
11:00231 MW402 MW
12:00231 MW380 MW
13:00232 MW329 MW
14:00235 MW320 MW
15:00194 MW304 MW
16:00112 MW318 MW
17:0034 MW342 MW
18:0012 MW371 MW
19:009 MW347 MW
20:001 MW348 MW
21:000 MW353 MW
22:002 MW347 MW
23:001 MW358 MW
Average BPA demand, net generation, solar, wind and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarWindNet load
00:00 6,327 MW 6,936 MW 0 MW 354 MW 5,973 MW
01:00 6,250 MW 6,653 MW 0 MW 342 MW 5,908 MW
02:00 6,211 MW 6,639 MW 0 MW 357 MW 5,853 MW
03:00 6,256 MW 6,689 MW 0 MW 386 MW 5,870 MW
04:00 6,437 MW 6,929 MW 0 MW 365 MW 6,072 MW
05:00 6,828 MW 7,652 MW 0 MW 364 MW 6,464 MW
06:00 7,336 MW 8,055 MW 0 MW 377 MW 6,959 MW
07:00 7,676 MW 8,520 MW 18 MW 381 MW 7,278 MW
08:00 7,757 MW 8,440 MW 106 MW 367 MW 7,284 MW
09:00 7,684 MW 8,317 MW 207 MW 365 MW 7,112 MW
10:00 7,522 MW 8,062 MW 234 MW 387 MW 6,902 MW
11:00 7,380 MW 7,808 MW 231 MW 402 MW 6,747 MW
12:00 7,249 MW 7,591 MW 231 MW 380 MW 6,637 MW
13:00 7,144 MW 7,475 MW 232 MW 329 MW 6,582 MW
14:00 7,089 MW 7,419 MW 235 MW 320 MW 6,534 MW
15:00 7,073 MW 7,626 MW 194 MW 304 MW 6,574 MW
16:00 7,218 MW 8,139 MW 112 MW 318 MW 6,789 MW
17:00 7,429 MW 8,403 MW 34 MW 342 MW 7,053 MW
18:00 7,513 MW 8,506 MW 12 MW 371 MW 7,130 MW
19:00 7,459 MW 8,301 MW 9 MW 347 MW 7,103 MW
20:00 7,299 MW 8,021 MW 1 MW 348 MW 6,950 MW
21:00 7,057 MW 7,594 MW 0 MW 353 MW 6,703 MW
22:00 6,753 MW 7,509 MW 2 MW 347 MW 6,404 MW
23:00 6,490 MW 7,061 MW 1 MW 358 MW 6,131 MW

Each value is the mean over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 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 8,546 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 2026-11-11. 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). BPA Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour. https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/bpa/

Plain text

World Power Monitor. BPA Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour. Data as of 2026-11-11. Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/bpa/

BibTeX 
@misc{wpm_load_shapes_bpa_2026,
  title = {{BPA Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour}},
  author = {{World Power Monitor}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11. Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration.},
  url = {https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/bpa/}
}

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