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PACW 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 PACW averaged 2,318 MW and typically peaked at 08:00 local time (2,624 MW) and bottomed out at 02:00 (1,956 MW). With solar and wind taken off, the remaining load fell to 1,802 MW at 02:00 and then rose 363 MW between 14:00 to 17:00. 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 PACW was 2,318 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 08:00 local time (2,624 MW) and the lowest was 02:00 (1,956 MW).
  • The largest three hour rise in average demand was 199 MW, between 15:00 to 18:00 local time.
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 3,001 MW, in the hour starting 2 Nov 2026, 07:00 PST (UTC-08:00).
  • Solar output averaged 219 MW at its 11:00 peak, 9% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar and wind (net load) averaged 2,105 MW, fell to 1,802 MW at 02:00 and rose 363 MW over the three hours from 14:00 to 17:00, 16% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

29 days to 2026-11-11, America/Los_Angeles time
PACW average demand and net generation by local hour Average electricity demand in PACW by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. It was lowest at 02:00 (1,956 MW) and highest at 08:00 (2,624 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports. 0 750 1,500 2,250 3,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average electricity demand in PACW by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. It was lowest at 02:00 (1,956 MW) and highest at 08:00 (2,624 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
PACW average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (America/Los_Angeles)DemandNet generation
00:002,009 MW865 MW
01:001,971 MW825 MW
02:001,956 MW814 MW
03:001,977 MW822 MW
04:002,046 MW849 MW
05:002,216 MW903 MW
06:002,453 MW995 MW
07:002,604 MW993 MW
08:002,624 MW1,011 MW
09:002,574 MW1,048 MW
10:002,493 MW1,052 MW
11:002,412 MW1,039 MW
12:002,364 MW1,007 MW
13:002,331 MW977 MW
14:002,313 MW963 MW
15:002,330 MW961 MW
16:002,401 MW935 MW
17:002,496 MW893 MW
18:002,529 MW895 MW
19:002,502 MW898 MW
20:002,431 MW919 MW
21:002,330 MW898 MW
22:002,195 MW910 MW
23:002,084 MW946 MW
PACW duck curve: demand and net load by local hour Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in PACW by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 02:00 (1,802 MW) and then rose 363 MW between 14:00 to 17:00. 0 750 1,500 2,250 3,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in PACW by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 02:00 (1,802 MW) and then rose 363 MW between 14:00 to 17:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-14 to 2026-11-11
PACW duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (America/Los_Angeles)DemandNet load (demand minus solar and wind)
00:002,009 MW1,857 MW
01:001,971 MW1,819 MW
02:001,956 MW1,802 MW
03:001,977 MW1,817 MW
04:002,046 MW1,889 MW
05:002,216 MW2,070 MW
06:002,453 MW2,297 MW
07:002,604 MW2,411 MW
08:002,624 MW2,338 MW
09:002,574 MW2,220 MW
10:002,493 MW2,129 MW
11:002,412 MW2,045 MW
12:002,364 MW2,015 MW
13:002,331 MW2,000 MW
14:002,313 MW1,999 MW
15:002,330 MW2,052 MW
16:002,401 MW2,185 MW
17:002,496 MW2,362 MW
18:002,529 MW2,411 MW
19:002,502 MW2,380 MW
20:002,431 MW2,287 MW
21:002,330 MW2,181 MW
22:002,195 MW2,036 MW
23:002,084 MW1,921 MW
PACW average solar and wind output by local hour Average solar and wind generation in PACW by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Solar peaked at 11:00 at 219 MW. 0 63 125 188 250 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average solar and wind generation in PACW by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 14 October to 11 November 2026. Solar peaked at 11:00 at 219 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-14 to 2026-11-11
PACW average solar and wind output by local hour
Local hour (America/Los_Angeles)SolarWind
00:000 MW152 MW
01:000 MW153 MW
02:000 MW154 MW
03:000 MW159 MW
04:000 MW157 MW
05:000 MW146 MW
06:000 MW157 MW
07:0019 MW174 MW
08:00109 MW176 MW
09:00190 MW164 MW
10:00210 MW154 MW
11:00219 MW148 MW
12:00216 MW133 MW
13:00216 MW115 MW
14:00207 MW107 MW
15:00177 MW101 MW
16:00116 MW100 MW
17:0036 MW98 MW
18:004 MW114 MW
19:000 MW122 MW
20:000 MW144 MW
21:000 MW149 MW
22:000 MW159 MW
23:000 MW163 MW
Average PACW demand, net generation, solar, wind and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarWindNet load
00:00 2,009 MW 865 MW 0 MW 152 MW 1,857 MW
01:00 1,971 MW 825 MW 0 MW 153 MW 1,819 MW
02:00 1,956 MW 814 MW 0 MW 154 MW 1,802 MW
03:00 1,977 MW 822 MW 0 MW 159 MW 1,817 MW
04:00 2,046 MW 849 MW 0 MW 157 MW 1,889 MW
05:00 2,216 MW 903 MW 0 MW 146 MW 2,070 MW
06:00 2,453 MW 995 MW 0 MW 157 MW 2,297 MW
07:00 2,604 MW 993 MW 19 MW 174 MW 2,411 MW
08:00 2,624 MW 1,011 MW 109 MW 176 MW 2,338 MW
09:00 2,574 MW 1,048 MW 190 MW 164 MW 2,220 MW
10:00 2,493 MW 1,052 MW 210 MW 154 MW 2,129 MW
11:00 2,412 MW 1,039 MW 219 MW 148 MW 2,045 MW
12:00 2,364 MW 1,007 MW 216 MW 133 MW 2,015 MW
13:00 2,331 MW 977 MW 216 MW 115 MW 2,000 MW
14:00 2,313 MW 963 MW 207 MW 107 MW 1,999 MW
15:00 2,330 MW 961 MW 177 MW 101 MW 2,052 MW
16:00 2,401 MW 935 MW 116 MW 100 MW 2,185 MW
17:00 2,496 MW 893 MW 36 MW 98 MW 2,362 MW
18:00 2,529 MW 895 MW 4 MW 114 MW 2,411 MW
19:00 2,502 MW 898 MW 0 MW 122 MW 2,380 MW
20:00 2,431 MW 919 MW 0 MW 144 MW 2,287 MW
21:00 2,330 MW 898 MW 0 MW 149 MW 2,181 MW
22:00 2,195 MW 910 MW 0 MW 159 MW 2,036 MW
23:00 2,084 MW 946 MW 0 MW 163 MW 1,921 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 3,001 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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APA 7

World Power Monitor. (2026). PACW Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour. https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/pacw/

Plain text

World Power Monitor. PACW 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/pacw/

BibTeX 
@misc{wpm_load_shapes_pacw_2026,
  title = {{PACW 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/pacw/}
}

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