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MISO electricity demand, generation & energy mix
Read MISO hourly power observations, energy mix and recent demand history with clear EIA report timestamps.
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Latest available EIA power observation2026-10-30T04:00:00Z
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MISO reports describe a multistate grid. Do not treat its demand as the demand of Illinois or another single state.
69.42 GWDemand
68.51 GWGeneration
12.7%Wind + solar + hydro share
Reported generation mix
| Source | Share of positive generation |
|---|---|
| Natural gas | 44.3% |
| Nuclear | 12.1% |
| Wind | 11.9% |
| Solar | 0.1% |
| Hydro | 0.7% |
| Other | 30.8% |
Recent hourly observations
| Observation (UTC) | Demand (GW) | Generation (GW) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30T04:00:00Z | 69.42 | 68.51 |
| 2026-10-30T03:00:00Z | 72.99 | 71.37 |
| 2026-10-30T02:00:00Z | 75.48 | 73.38 |
| 2026-10-30T01:00:00Z | 77.71 | 74.73 |
| 2026-10-30T00:00:00Z | 78.48 | 75.12 |
| 2026-10-29T23:00:00Z | 78.02 | 74.96 |
| 2026-10-29T22:00:00Z | 77.62 | 76.45 |
| 2026-10-29T21:00:00Z | 76.28 | 76.25 |
| 2026-10-29T20:00:00Z | 75.74 | 75.8 |
| 2026-10-29T19:00:00Z | 75.18 | 75.58 |
| 2026-10-29T18:00:00Z | 74.05 | 73.62 |
| 2026-10-29T17:00:00Z | 73.01 | 72.68 |
| 2026-10-29T16:00:00Z | 72.37 | 72.12 |
| 2026-10-29T15:00:00Z | 71.96 | 71.42 |
| 2026-10-29T14:00:00Z | 72.35 | 70.84 |
| 2026-10-29T13:00:00Z | 72.39 | 70.03 |
| 2026-10-29T12:00:00Z | 69.67 | 67.61 |
| 2026-10-29T11:00:00Z | 64.98 | 63.87 |
| 2026-10-29T10:00:00Z | 61.91 | 61.87 |
| 2026-10-29T09:00:00Z | 60.63 | 59.98 |
| 2026-10-29T08:00:00Z | 60.72 | 59.67 |
| 2026-10-29T07:00:00Z | 61.44 | 60.05 |
| 2026-10-29T06:00:00Z | 63.04 | 62.39 |
| 2026-10-29T05:00:00Z | 65.37 | 65.09 |
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How to interpret this report
GW values are hourly averages converted from reported MWh. Negative storage or pumping is excluded from the positive generation mix. Regional boundaries may overlap with other aggregate records, so do not add all grid totals together.
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