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The raw EIA hourly generation data behind every scenario — aggregated so it’s actually readable.

Typical day

Average capacity used, by hour of day, across 6 years.

Weekly average, 20202025

Same data, week by week, showing the seasonal pattern and any year-over-year drift.

Peak capacity by year

The highest hourly output ever recorded for each source, per year — this is what the model treats as that source’s starting capacity.

Year
202012,8655,2462,28431,2301,8097,908921,828
202114,2135,6962,28631,2301,8217,908922,214
202215,6035,7542,28631,9481,8217,908923,757
202316,8975,7542,28631,9481,8218,288925,176
202419,2025,9732,28631,9481,8218,505928,033
202520,9696,1812,30927,8491,2057,5541,2649,978

Source: US Energy Information Administration, hourly generation by fuel type, 1/1/202012/31/2025. Data version 20260710T035737Z.