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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
20202,30805,99626,76811,8834,945183411
20212,91006,03526,76813,5154,945221462
20223,71106,03529,02113,5154,945923462
20233,79607,12329,02113,5154,945923462
20244,85108,23929,02113,5154,945923462
20255,20108,35370,68310,4233,192861418

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