Statistics
Page built 2026-10-28
Data as of 2026-10-27
Search
Built 2026-10-28 (28 October 2026)

AZPS Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour, 29 September to 27 October 2026

In the 29 complete local days from 29 September to 27 October 2026, electricity demand in AZPS averaged 4,723 MW and typically peaked at 19:00 local time (5,590 MW) and bottomed out at 09:00 (4,095 MW). With solar and wind taken off, the remaining load fell to 1,880 MW at 10:00 and then rose 2,235 MW between 15:00 to 18:00. Hours are local clock time (America/Phoenix).

Key Facts

  • Over 29 complete local days from 29 September to 27 October 2026, average demand in AZPS was 4,723 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 19:00 local time (5,590 MW) and the lowest was 09:00 (4,095 MW).
  • The largest three hour rise in average demand was 534 MW, between 14:00 to 17:00 local time.
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 7,017 MW, in the hour starting 6 Oct 2026, 09:00 MST (UTC-07:00).
  • Solar output averaged 2,014 MW at its 14:00 peak, 43% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar and wind (net load) averaged 3,640 MW, fell to 1,880 MW at 10:00 and rose 2,235 MW over the three hours from 15:00 to 18:00, 47% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

29 days to 2026-10-27, America/Phoenix time
AZPS average demand and net generation by local hour Average electricity demand in AZPS by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 29 September to 27 October 2026. It was lowest at 09:00 (4,095 MW) and highest at 19:00 (5,590 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 AZPS by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 29 September to 27 October 2026. It was lowest at 09:00 (4,095 MW) and highest at 19:00 (5,590 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-27
AZPS average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (America/Phoenix)DemandNet generation
00:004,533 MW2,901 MW
01:004,498 MW2,784 MW
02:004,370 MW2,774 MW
03:004,474 MW2,974 MW
04:004,477 MW3,028 MW
05:004,568 MW3,145 MW
06:004,645 MW3,116 MW
07:004,469 MW2,810 MW
08:004,138 MW2,558 MW
09:004,095 MW2,387 MW
10:004,140 MW2,396 MW
11:004,287 MW2,592 MW
12:004,466 MW2,848 MW
13:004,726 MW3,125 MW
14:004,857 MW3,451 MW
15:005,112 MW3,718 MW
16:005,215 MW3,917 MW
17:005,391 MW4,057 MW
18:005,436 MW4,211 MW
19:005,590 MW4,289 MW
20:005,447 MW4,107 MW
21:005,068 MW3,804 MW
22:004,952 MW3,531 MW
23:004,400 MW3,123 MW
AZPS duck curve: demand and net load by local hour Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in AZPS by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 29 September to 27 October 2026. Net load was lowest at 10:00 (1,880 MW) and then rose 2,235 MW between 15:00 to 18:00. 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 AZPS by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 29 September to 27 October 2026. Net load was lowest at 10:00 (1,880 MW) and then rose 2,235 MW between 15:00 to 18:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-27
AZPS duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (America/Phoenix)DemandNet load (demand minus solar and wind)
00:004,533 MW4,208 MW
01:004,498 MW4,166 MW
02:004,370 MW4,034 MW
03:004,474 MW4,135 MW
04:004,477 MW4,133 MW
05:004,568 MW4,204 MW
06:004,645 MW4,280 MW
07:004,469 MW3,489 MW
08:004,138 MW2,330 MW
09:004,095 MW1,976 MW
10:004,140 MW1,880 MW
11:004,287 MW2,000 MW
12:004,466 MW2,178 MW
13:004,726 MW2,381 MW
14:004,857 MW2,471 MW
15:005,112 MW2,794 MW
16:005,215 MW3,430 MW
17:005,391 MW4,645 MW
18:005,436 MW5,029 MW
19:005,590 MW5,201 MW
20:005,447 MW5,063 MW
21:005,068 MW4,695 MW
22:004,952 MW4,583 MW
23:004,400 MW4,062 MW
AZPS average solar and wind output by local hour Average solar and wind generation in AZPS by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 29 September to 27 October 2026. Solar peaked at 14:00 at 2,014 MW. 0 625 1,250 1,875 2,500 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average solar and wind generation in AZPS by local clock hour over 29 complete local days from 29 September to 27 October 2026. Solar peaked at 14:00 at 2,014 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-27
AZPS average solar and wind output by local hour
Local hour (America/Phoenix)SolarWind
00:003 MW322 MW
01:000 MW332 MW
02:000 MW336 MW
03:000 MW339 MW
04:000 MW344 MW
05:000 MW364 MW
06:0024 MW341 MW
07:00667 MW313 MW
08:001,552 MW256 MW
09:001,869 MW250 MW
10:001,974 MW286 MW
11:001,949 MW338 MW
12:001,924 MW364 MW
13:001,966 MW379 MW
14:002,014 MW371 MW
15:001,947 MW371 MW
16:001,412 MW373 MW
17:00385 MW361 MW
18:0044 MW364 MW
19:0021 MW367 MW
20:0017 MW367 MW
21:0016 MW357 MW
22:009 MW360 MW
23:005 MW332 MW
Average AZPS demand, net generation, solar, wind and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarWindNet load
00:00 4,533 MW 2,901 MW 3 MW 322 MW 4,208 MW
01:00 4,498 MW 2,784 MW 0 MW 332 MW 4,166 MW
02:00 4,370 MW 2,774 MW 0 MW 336 MW 4,034 MW
03:00 4,474 MW 2,974 MW 0 MW 339 MW 4,135 MW
04:00 4,477 MW 3,028 MW 0 MW 344 MW 4,133 MW
05:00 4,568 MW 3,145 MW 0 MW 364 MW 4,204 MW
06:00 4,645 MW 3,116 MW 24 MW 341 MW 4,280 MW
07:00 4,469 MW 2,810 MW 667 MW 313 MW 3,489 MW
08:00 4,138 MW 2,558 MW 1,552 MW 256 MW 2,330 MW
09:00 4,095 MW 2,387 MW 1,869 MW 250 MW 1,976 MW
10:00 4,140 MW 2,396 MW 1,974 MW 286 MW 1,880 MW
11:00 4,287 MW 2,592 MW 1,949 MW 338 MW 2,000 MW
12:00 4,466 MW 2,848 MW 1,924 MW 364 MW 2,178 MW
13:00 4,726 MW 3,125 MW 1,966 MW 379 MW 2,381 MW
14:00 4,857 MW 3,451 MW 2,014 MW 371 MW 2,471 MW
15:00 5,112 MW 3,718 MW 1,947 MW 371 MW 2,794 MW
16:00 5,215 MW 3,917 MW 1,412 MW 373 MW 3,430 MW
17:00 5,391 MW 4,057 MW 385 MW 361 MW 4,645 MW
18:00 5,436 MW 4,211 MW 44 MW 364 MW 5,029 MW
19:00 5,590 MW 4,289 MW 21 MW 367 MW 5,201 MW
20:00 5,447 MW 4,107 MW 17 MW 367 MW 5,063 MW
21:00 5,068 MW 3,804 MW 16 MW 357 MW 4,695 MW
22:00 4,952 MW 3,531 MW 9 MW 360 MW 4,583 MW
23:00 4,400 MW 3,123 MW 5 MW 332 MW 4,062 MW

Each value is the mean over 29 complete local days from 29 September to 27 October 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 7,017 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 2026-10-27. Profiles are computed by World Power Monitor from the operator's hourly series.

Assumptions

  • Hours are local clock time in America/Phoenix. 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.
Cite this page
APA 7

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

Plain text

World Power Monitor. AZPS Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour. Data as of 2026-10-27. Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/azps/

BibTeX 
@misc{wpm_load_shapes_azps_2026,
  title = {{AZPS Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour}},
  author = {{World Power Monitor}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Data as of 2026-10-27. Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration.},
  url = {https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/azps/}
}

Permalink: https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/azps/

The Copy buttons add today's date as the access date.