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  "replay_clock": "2026-11-09T00:00:00Z",
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          "title": "BPA Balancing Authority Load & Total VER",
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                "Interchange": 548,
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            {
              "timestamp": "09/03/2026 01:05",
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              "timestamp": "09/03/2026 01:10",
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                "Interchange": 709,
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              "timestamp": "09/03/2026 01:15",
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              "timestamp": "09/03/2026 01:20",
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                "Load": 5877,
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                "Hydro": 3898,
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                "Interchange": 665,
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            },
            {
              "timestamp": "09/03/2026 01:25",
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                "Load": 5874,
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                "Hydro": 3895,
                "Fossil/Biomass": 803,
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            },
            {
              "timestamp": "09/03/2026 01:30",
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                "Load": 5866,
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                "Interchange": 694,
                "Nuclear": 1139
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            },
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              "timestamp": "09/03/2026 01:35",
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                "Load": 5877,
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                "Interchange": 557,
                "Nuclear": 1132
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            },
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              "timestamp": "09/03/2026 01:40",
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                "Interchange": 585,
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              "timestamp": "09/03/2026 01:45",
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                "Interchange": 579,
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            {
              "timestamp": "09/03/2026 01:50",
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                "Hydro": 3795,
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                "Interchange": 632,
                "Nuclear": 1133
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              "timestamp": "09/03/2026 01:55",
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