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Electricity Demand and Price Forecasting with MATLAB(r) is a tool for easy and accurate computation of dayahead system load forecast. MATLAB solves the following challenges: - easy to use interface - accurate predictive model.

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Load Price Forecasting Webinar Slides

Electricity Demand and Price Forecasting with MATLAB(r) is a tool for easy and accurate computation of dayahead system load forecast. MATLAB solves the following challenges: - easy to use interface - accurate predictive model.

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Electricity Demand and Price

Forecasting with MATLAB®

Ameya Deoras
Graham Dudgeon

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The Need for Accurate Load & Price
Forecasts

 Utilities

 System Operators

 Generators

 Power Marketers

2
Case Study: Short-term Load Forecaster
 Goal:
– Implement a tool for easy and accurate computation of day-
ahead system load forecast

 Requirements:
– Easy to use interface
– Accurate predictive model

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Challenges in Implementing a Load &
Price Forecasting System

Traditional Approaches Challenges

Off-the-shelf software Inability to customize

Third-party consulting Lack of transparency

In-house development with


Long development time
traditional languages

4
Case Study: Short-term Load Forecaster
 Goal:
– Implement a tool for easy and accurate computation of day-
ahead system load forecast

 Requirements:
– Easy to use interface
– Accurate predictive model

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Forecasting Electricity Prices

Forecast Inputs
Fuel Prices
Nat. Gas Price Temperature Forecast
Coal Price Previous Loads, Fuel
Weather & Power Prices
Dry Bulb
Dew Point

Seasonality Forecasting
Hour, Weekday
Model Price
Calibration Forecaster Forecast
Holidays

Historical Load
Previous Day
Previous Week
Power Prices
Previous Day
Previous Week

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MATLAB Solutions
Traditional Approaches Challenges

Off-the-shelf software Inability to customize

Third-party consulting Lack of transparency

In-house development Long development time


with traditional languages

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MATLAB Solutions
Challenges Solutions

Inability to customize Flexible modeling


 Complete development environment
 Libraries of customizable functions

Lack of transparency White-box modeling


 Viewable-source functions
 Interactive debugging

Long development time Quick prototyping


 Focus on modeling not programming
 Point-and-click deployment

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Additional Resources
 On-Demand Webinars:
– Investigating Reactive Power Management of Mixed-Technology Wind
Farms Using Modeling and Simulation
– Energy Trading & Risk Management with MATLAB
– and others, at http://mathworks.com/events

 User stories:
– Horizon Wind Energy Develops Revenue Forecasting and Risk
Analysis Tools for Wind Farms
– GAS NATURAL FENOSA Predicts Energy Supply and Demand
Using MathWorks Tools
– and others, at http://mathworks.com/energy-production

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Questions?

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