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Spain Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour, 30 September to 27 October 2026

In the 28 complete local days from 30 September to 27 October 2026, electricity demand in Spain averaged 25,824 MW and typically peaked at 20:00 local time (30,246 MW) and bottomed out at 04:00 (20,799 MW). With solar and wind taken off, the remaining load fell to 4,025 MW at 15:00 and then rose 16,761 MW between 16:00 to 19:00. Hours are local clock time (Europe/Madrid).

Key Facts

  • Over 28 complete local days from 30 September to 27 October 2026, average demand in Spain was 25,824 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 20:00 local time (30,246 MW) and the lowest was 04:00 (20,799 MW).
  • The largest three hour rise in average demand was 3,175 MW, between 17:00 to 20:00 local time.
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 33,747 MW, in the hour starting 30 Sept 2026, 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00).
  • Solar output averaged 19,379 MW at its 13:00 peak, 75% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar and wind (net load) averaged 13,833 MW, fell to 4,025 MW at 15:00 and rose 16,761 MW over the three hours from 16:00 to 19:00, 65% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

28 days to 2026-10-27, Europe/Madrid time
Spain average demand and net generation by local hour Average electricity demand in Spain by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 30 September to 27 October 2026. It was lowest at 04:00 (20,799 MW) and highest at 20:00 (30,246 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports. 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average electricity demand in Spain by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 30 September to 27 October 2026. It was lowest at 04:00 (20,799 MW) and highest at 20:00 (30,246 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-27
Spain average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (Europe/Madrid)DemandNet generation
00:0023,188 MW24,213 MW
01:0022,122 MW23,012 MW
02:0021,299 MW22,127 MW
03:0020,920 MW21,636 MW
04:0020,799 MW21,440 MW
05:0021,171 MW21,811 MW
06:0023,124 MW23,971 MW
07:0025,914 MW26,482 MW
08:0027,378 MW27,735 MW
09:0027,881 MW30,122 MW
10:0027,935 MW31,711 MW
11:0027,520 MW31,677 MW
12:0027,368 MW31,579 MW
13:0027,563 MW31,644 MW
14:0027,231 MW31,338 MW
15:0026,452 MW30,743 MW
16:0026,444 MW31,020 MW
17:0027,071 MW31,564 MW
18:0027,857 MW30,780 MW
19:0028,988 MW30,311 MW
20:0030,246 MW30,608 MW
21:0029,508 MW29,913 MW
22:0027,014 MW28,027 MW
23:0024,775 MW26,026 MW
Spain duck curve: demand and net load by local hour Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in Spain by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 30 September to 27 October 2026. Net load was lowest at 15:00 (4,025 MW) and then rose 16,761 MW between 16:00 to 19:00. 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in Spain by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 30 September to 27 October 2026. Net load was lowest at 15:00 (4,025 MW) and then rose 16,761 MW between 16:00 to 19:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-27
Spain duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (Europe/Madrid)DemandNet load (demand minus solar and wind)
00:0023,188 MW16,612 MW
01:0022,122 MW15,626 MW
02:0021,299 MW15,082 MW
03:0020,920 MW14,896 MW
04:0020,799 MW14,951 MW
05:0021,171 MW15,482 MW
06:0023,124 MW17,581 MW
07:0025,914 MW20,463 MW
08:0027,378 MW21,060 MW
09:0027,881 MW15,583 MW
10:0027,935 MW8,911 MW
11:0027,520 MW5,843 MW
12:0027,368 MW4,605 MW
13:0027,563 MW4,371 MW
14:0027,231 MW4,116 MW
15:0026,452 MW4,025 MW
16:0026,444 MW4,829 MW
17:0027,071 MW7,511 MW
18:0027,857 MW14,481 MW
19:0028,988 MW21,590 MW
20:0030,246 MW23,522 MW
21:0029,508 MW22,657 MW
22:0027,014 MW20,168 MW
23:0024,775 MW18,020 MW
Spain average solar and wind output by local hour Average solar and wind generation in Spain by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 30 September to 27 October 2026. Solar peaked at 13:00 at 19,379 MW. 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average solar and wind generation in Spain by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 30 September to 27 October 2026. Solar peaked at 13:00 at 19,379 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-27
Spain average solar and wind output by local hour
Local hour (Europe/Madrid)SolarWind
00:00199 MW6,378 MW
01:00169 MW6,327 MW
02:00127 MW6,090 MW
03:00100 MW5,925 MW
04:0083 MW5,766 MW
05:0071 MW5,619 MW
06:0066 MW5,477 MW
07:00101 MW5,350 MW
08:001,237 MW5,082 MW
09:007,636 MW4,662 MW
10:0014,912 MW4,112 MW
11:0017,912 MW3,765 MW
12:0019,068 MW3,695 MW
13:0019,379 MW3,813 MW
14:0019,223 MW3,891 MW
15:0018,394 MW4,032 MW
16:0017,271 MW4,344 MW
17:0014,460 MW5,100 MW
18:007,827 MW5,549 MW
19:001,460 MW5,937 MW
20:00321 MW6,402 MW
21:00284 MW6,566 MW
22:00257 MW6,588 MW
23:00224 MW6,531 MW
Average Spain demand, net generation, solar, wind and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarWindNet load
00:00 23,188 MW 24,213 MW 199 MW 6,378 MW 16,612 MW
01:00 22,122 MW 23,012 MW 169 MW 6,327 MW 15,626 MW
02:00 21,299 MW 22,127 MW 127 MW 6,090 MW 15,082 MW
03:00 20,920 MW 21,636 MW 100 MW 5,925 MW 14,896 MW
04:00 20,799 MW 21,440 MW 83 MW 5,766 MW 14,951 MW
05:00 21,171 MW 21,811 MW 71 MW 5,619 MW 15,482 MW
06:00 23,124 MW 23,971 MW 66 MW 5,477 MW 17,581 MW
07:00 25,914 MW 26,482 MW 101 MW 5,350 MW 20,463 MW
08:00 27,378 MW 27,735 MW 1,237 MW 5,082 MW 21,060 MW
09:00 27,881 MW 30,122 MW 7,636 MW 4,662 MW 15,583 MW
10:00 27,935 MW 31,711 MW 14,912 MW 4,112 MW 8,911 MW
11:00 27,520 MW 31,677 MW 17,912 MW 3,765 MW 5,843 MW
12:00 27,368 MW 31,579 MW 19,068 MW 3,695 MW 4,605 MW
13:00 27,563 MW 31,644 MW 19,379 MW 3,813 MW 4,371 MW
14:00 27,231 MW 31,338 MW 19,223 MW 3,891 MW 4,116 MW
15:00 26,452 MW 30,743 MW 18,394 MW 4,032 MW 4,025 MW
16:00 26,444 MW 31,020 MW 17,271 MW 4,344 MW 4,829 MW
17:00 27,071 MW 31,564 MW 14,460 MW 5,100 MW 7,511 MW
18:00 27,857 MW 30,780 MW 7,827 MW 5,549 MW 14,481 MW
19:00 28,988 MW 30,311 MW 1,460 MW 5,937 MW 21,590 MW
20:00 30,246 MW 30,608 MW 321 MW 6,402 MW 23,522 MW
21:00 29,508 MW 29,913 MW 284 MW 6,566 MW 22,657 MW
22:00 27,014 MW 28,027 MW 257 MW 6,588 MW 20,168 MW
23:00 24,775 MW 26,026 MW 224 MW 6,531 MW 18,020 MW

Each value is the mean over 28 complete local days from 30 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 33,747 MW; it is a published reading, not an average, and is not part of the profile above.

Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (transparency.entsoe.eu), CC BY 4.0. Aggregated and converted by World Power Monitor; ENTSO-E does not endorse this site. (ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items) 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 Europe/Madrid. 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 28 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 28 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). Spain Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour. https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/es/

Plain text

World Power Monitor. Spain Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour. Data as of 2026-10-27. Data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform. https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/es/

BibTeX 
@misc{wpm_load_shapes_es_2026,
  title = {{Spain Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour}},
  author = {{World Power Monitor}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Data as of 2026-10-27. Data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform.},
  url = {https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/es/}
}

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