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EPE 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 EPE averaged 909 MW and typically peaked at 17:00 local time (1,117 MW) and bottomed out at 03:00 (735 MW). With solar taken off, the remaining load fell to 426 MW at 10:00 and then rose 350 MW between 14:00 to 17:00. Hours are local clock time (America/Denver).

Key Facts

  • Over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026, average demand in EPE was 909 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 17:00 local time (1,117 MW) and the lowest was 03:00 (735 MW).
  • The largest three hour rise in average demand was 92 MW, between 14:00 to 17:00 local time.
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 1,488 MW, in the hour starting 13 Oct 2026, 16:00 MDT (UTC-06:00).
  • Solar output averaged 490 MW at its 14:00 peak, 54% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar (net load) averaged 707 MW, fell to 426 MW at 10:00 and rose 350 MW over the three hours from 14:00 to 17:00, 39% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

29 days to 2026-11-11, America/Denver time
EPE average demand and net generation by local hour Average electricity demand in EPE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. It was lowest at 03:00 (735 MW) and highest at 17:00 (1,117 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports. 0 300 600 900 1,200 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average electricity demand in EPE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. It was lowest at 03:00 (735 MW) and highest at 17:00 (1,117 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
EPE average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)DemandNet generation
00:00807 MW590 MW
01:00766 MW562 MW
02:00745 MW554 MW
03:00735 MW540 MW
04:00742 MW545 MW
05:00772 MW561 MW
06:00822 MW585 MW
07:00835 MW620 MW
08:00830 MW735 MW
09:00838 MW794 MW
10:00860 MW818 MW
11:00870 MW832 MW
12:00920 MW849 MW
13:00970 MW878 MW
14:001,025 MW917 MW
15:001,068 MW889 MW
16:001,108 MW820 MW
17:001,117 MW775 MW
18:001,099 MW745 MW
19:001,074 MW727 MW
20:001,041 MW710 MW
21:00994 MW674 MW
22:00919 MW626 MW
23:00853 MW617 MW
EPE duck curve: demand and net load by local hour Average demand and net load (demand minus solar) in EPE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 10:00 (426 MW) and then rose 350 MW between 14:00 to 17:00. 0 300 600 900 1,200 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average demand and net load (demand minus solar) in EPE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 10:00 (426 MW) and then rose 350 MW between 14:00 to 17:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-14 to 2026-11-11
EPE duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)DemandNet load (demand minus solar)
00:00807 MW789 MW
01:00766 MW745 MW
02:00745 MW728 MW
03:00735 MW719 MW
04:00742 MW720 MW
05:00772 MW743 MW
06:00822 MW776 MW
07:00835 MW717 MW
08:00830 MW527 MW
09:00838 MW447 MW
10:00860 MW426 MW
11:00870 MW434 MW
12:00920 MW474 MW
13:00970 MW510 MW
14:001,025 MW535 MW
15:001,068 MW617 MW
16:001,108 MW766 MW
17:001,117 MW885 MW
18:001,099 MW934 MW
19:001,074 MW924 MW
20:001,041 MW933 MW
21:00994 MW921 MW
22:00919 MW876 MW
23:00853 MW815 MW
EPE average solar output by local hour Average solar generation in EPE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Solar peaked at 14:00 at 490 MW. 0 125 250 375 500 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average solar generation in EPE by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Solar peaked at 14:00 at 490 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-14 to 2026-11-11
EPE average solar output by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)Solar
00:0018 MW
01:0021 MW
02:0018 MW
03:0017 MW
04:0022 MW
05:0029 MW
06:0046 MW
07:00118 MW
08:00303 MW
09:00392 MW
10:00434 MW
11:00436 MW
12:00446 MW
13:00460 MW
14:00490 MW
15:00451 MW
16:00342 MW
17:00232 MW
18:00165 MW
19:00150 MW
20:00108 MW
21:0073 MW
22:0043 MW
23:0038 MW
Average EPE demand, net generation, solar and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarNet load
00:00 807 MW 590 MW 18 MW 789 MW
01:00 766 MW 562 MW 21 MW 745 MW
02:00 745 MW 554 MW 18 MW 728 MW
03:00 735 MW 540 MW 17 MW 719 MW
04:00 742 MW 545 MW 22 MW 720 MW
05:00 772 MW 561 MW 29 MW 743 MW
06:00 822 MW 585 MW 46 MW 776 MW
07:00 835 MW 620 MW 118 MW 717 MW
08:00 830 MW 735 MW 303 MW 527 MW
09:00 838 MW 794 MW 392 MW 447 MW
10:00 860 MW 818 MW 434 MW 426 MW
11:00 870 MW 832 MW 436 MW 434 MW
12:00 920 MW 849 MW 446 MW 474 MW
13:00 970 MW 878 MW 460 MW 510 MW
14:00 1,025 MW 917 MW 490 MW 535 MW
15:00 1,068 MW 889 MW 451 MW 617 MW
16:00 1,108 MW 820 MW 342 MW 766 MW
17:00 1,117 MW 775 MW 232 MW 885 MW
18:00 1,099 MW 745 MW 165 MW 934 MW
19:00 1,074 MW 727 MW 150 MW 924 MW
20:00 1,041 MW 710 MW 108 MW 933 MW
21:00 994 MW 674 MW 73 MW 921 MW
22:00 919 MW 626 MW 43 MW 876 MW
23:00 853 MW 617 MW 38 MW 815 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 generation. The single highest hour of demand in the whole 30 day window was 1,488 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/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). EPE Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour. https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/epe/

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World Power Monitor. EPE 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/epe/

BibTeX 
@misc{wpm_load_shapes_epe_2026,
  title = {{EPE 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/epe/}
}

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