>Peak AC consumption is in the afternoon as people get home from work.
not really. The "duck" curve you're referring to is "net" load - ie. actual demand minus solar. The solar smooths/removes the midday peak (which in summer is significantly higher than the evening demand).
not really. The "duck" curve you're referring to is "net" load - ie. actual demand minus solar. The solar smooths/removes the midday peak (which in summer is significantly higher than the evening demand).
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=19111
Btw, the highest yearly peak loads all happened between 2pm and 5pm, including the all-time high record in 2006 at 14:44
http://www.caiso.com/Documents/CaliforniaISOPeakLoadHistory....