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NWMT 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 NWMT averaged 1,286 MW and typically peaked at 18:00 local time (1,389 MW) and bottomed out at 02:00 (1,144 MW). With solar and wind taken off, the remaining load fell to 606 MW at 00:00 and then rose 164 MW between 15:00 to 18:00. Hours are local clock time (America/Denver).

Key Facts

  • Over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026, average demand in NWMT was 1,286 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 18:00 local time (1,389 MW) and the lowest was 02:00 (1,144 MW).
  • The largest three hour rise in average demand was 93 MW, between 15:00 to 18:00 local time.
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 1,518 MW, in the hour starting 1 Nov 2026, 17:00 MST (UTC-07:00).
  • Solar output averaged 92 MW at its 14:00 peak, 7% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar and wind (net load) averaged 739 MW, fell to 606 MW at 00:00 and rose 164 MW over the three hours from 15:00 to 18:00, 13% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

29 days to 2026-11-11, America/Denver time
NWMT average demand and net generation by local hour Average electricity demand in NWMT by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. It was lowest at 02:00 (1,144 MW) and highest at 18:00 (1,389 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 NWMT by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. It was lowest at 02:00 (1,144 MW) and highest at 18:00 (1,389 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
NWMT average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)DemandNet generation
00:001,166 MW2,115 MW
01:001,149 MW2,083 MW
02:001,144 MW2,057 MW
03:001,147 MW2,040 MW
04:001,166 MW2,034 MW
05:001,213 MW2,069 MW
06:001,306 MW2,116 MW
07:001,374 MW2,096 MW
08:001,386 MW2,132 MW
09:001,375 MW2,111 MW
10:001,343 MW2,075 MW
11:001,327 MW2,050 MW
12:001,307 MW2,037 MW
13:001,295 MW2,016 MW
14:001,290 MW2,035 MW
15:001,296 MW2,037 MW
16:001,323 MW2,072 MW
17:001,360 MW2,130 MW
18:001,389 MW2,189 MW
19:001,387 MW2,240 MW
20:001,359 MW2,259 MW
21:001,313 MW2,228 MW
22:001,251 MW2,200 MW
23:001,200 MW2,156 MW
NWMT duck curve: demand and net load by local hour Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in NWMT by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 00:00 (606 MW) and then rose 164 MW between 15:00 to 18:00. 0 375 750 1,125 1,500 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in NWMT by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 00:00 (606 MW) and then rose 164 MW between 15:00 to 18:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-14 to 2026-11-11
NWMT duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)DemandNet load (demand minus solar and wind)
00:001,166 MW606 MW
01:001,149 MW617 MW
02:001,144 MW611 MW
03:001,147 MW624 MW
04:001,166 MW662 MW
05:001,213 MW699 MW
06:001,306 MW795 MW
07:001,374 MW861 MW
08:001,386 MW829 MW
09:001,375 MW799 MW
10:001,343 MW774 MW
11:001,327 MW761 MW
12:001,307 MW744 MW
13:001,295 MW730 MW
14:001,290 MW714 MW
15:001,296 MW731 MW
16:001,323 MW790 MW
17:001,360 MW858 MW
18:001,389 MW895 MW
19:001,387 MW847 MW
20:001,359 MW792 MW
21:001,313 MW737 MW
22:001,251 MW652 MW
23:001,200 MW612 MW
NWMT average solar and wind output by local hour Average solar and wind generation in NWMT by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Solar peaked at 14:00 at 92 MW. 0 150 300 450 600 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average solar and wind generation in NWMT by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Solar peaked at 14:00 at 92 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-14 to 2026-11-11
NWMT average solar and wind output by local hour
Local hour (America/Denver)SolarWind
00:000 MW560 MW
01:000 MW532 MW
02:000 MW533 MW
03:000 MW523 MW
04:000 MW504 MW
05:000 MW515 MW
06:000 MW511 MW
07:002 MW510 MW
08:0031 MW526 MW
09:0076 MW500 MW
10:0091 MW478 MW
11:0091 MW474 MW
12:0090 MW474 MW
13:0092 MW473 MW
14:0092 MW484 MW
15:0083 MW482 MW
16:0055 MW478 MW
17:0020 MW482 MW
18:001 MW493 MW
19:000 MW540 MW
20:000 MW566 MW
21:000 MW576 MW
22:000 MW599 MW
23:000 MW588 MW
Average NWMT demand, net generation, solar, wind and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarWindNet load
00:00 1,166 MW 2,115 MW 0 MW 560 MW 606 MW
01:00 1,149 MW 2,083 MW 0 MW 532 MW 617 MW
02:00 1,144 MW 2,057 MW 0 MW 533 MW 611 MW
03:00 1,147 MW 2,040 MW 0 MW 523 MW 624 MW
04:00 1,166 MW 2,034 MW 0 MW 504 MW 662 MW
05:00 1,213 MW 2,069 MW 0 MW 515 MW 699 MW
06:00 1,306 MW 2,116 MW 0 MW 511 MW 795 MW
07:00 1,374 MW 2,096 MW 2 MW 510 MW 861 MW
08:00 1,386 MW 2,132 MW 31 MW 526 MW 829 MW
09:00 1,375 MW 2,111 MW 76 MW 500 MW 799 MW
10:00 1,343 MW 2,075 MW 91 MW 478 MW 774 MW
11:00 1,327 MW 2,050 MW 91 MW 474 MW 761 MW
12:00 1,307 MW 2,037 MW 90 MW 474 MW 744 MW
13:00 1,295 MW 2,016 MW 92 MW 473 MW 730 MW
14:00 1,290 MW 2,035 MW 92 MW 484 MW 714 MW
15:00 1,296 MW 2,037 MW 83 MW 482 MW 731 MW
16:00 1,323 MW 2,072 MW 55 MW 478 MW 790 MW
17:00 1,360 MW 2,130 MW 20 MW 482 MW 858 MW
18:00 1,389 MW 2,189 MW 1 MW 493 MW 895 MW
19:00 1,387 MW 2,240 MW 0 MW 540 MW 847 MW
20:00 1,359 MW 2,259 MW 0 MW 566 MW 792 MW
21:00 1,313 MW 2,228 MW 0 MW 576 MW 737 MW
22:00 1,251 MW 2,200 MW 0 MW 599 MW 652 MW
23:00 1,200 MW 2,156 MW 0 MW 588 MW 612 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 1,518 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). NWMT Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour. https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/nwmt/

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World Power Monitor. NWMT 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/nwmt/

BibTeX 
@misc{wpm_load_shapes_nwmt_2026,
  title = {{NWMT 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/nwmt/}
}

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