GridVigil groups Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Arizona as "Mountain West" — states outside CAISO served largely by vertically-integrated utilities rather than a centralized ISO/RTO wholesale market. Capacity margin here is tracked via NERC's WECC reliability assessments.
Current data
Current Mountain West electricity demand is 49.6 GW.
The most recent peak was 63 GW.
Demand is down 14.4% compared with the same period a week earlier.
GridVigil Power Pressure Score: 7/100 (Low pressure), medium confidence.
Full interactive dashboard
Charts, historical trends, generation mix, the large-load pipeline, and region-specific alerts for Mountain West all live on the full dashboard.