load forecasting is vitally important for the electric industry in the deregulated economy. Load forecasting is about estimating future consumptions based on various data and information available and as per consumer behavior. Load forecasting mean forecasting average load in kw or total load in kwh for blocks of hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. There are different tools and techniques for load forecasting. One of the primary tasks of an electric utility is to accurately predict load demand requirements at all times, especially for short term. It has many applications including energy purchasing and generation, load switching, contract evaluation, and infrastructure development. Hence knowing the load behavior in advance is very important in planning, analysis and operation of power systems to maintain an uninterrupted, reliable, secure and economic energy providing. Keywords: electric load forecasting, short time load forecasting (stlf), long term load forecasting (ltlf) , medium term load forecasting (mtlf)
I.INTRODUCTION Load forecasting is extremely important in electric energy generation, transmission, distribution and markets. Load forecast has been a central and an integral process in the planning and operation of electric utilities. The Purpose of load forecasting is proper planning and operation of a power utility requires an adequate model for electric power load forecasting [1]. Load forecasting plays a key role in helping an electric utility to make important decisions on power market, load switching, voltage control, network reconfiguration, and infrastructure development. Here we have discussed three type of load forecasting which are:-Long-term electric load forecasting used to supply electric utility company management with prediction of future needs for expansion, equipment purchases or staff hiring. This is longer than a year. Medium-term forecasting, used for the purpose of scheduling fuel supplies and unit maintenance. This is usually from a week to a year. Short-term forecasting, it is used to supply necessary information for the system management of day-to-day operations and unit commitment [1] [5].
II. LOAD FORECASTING MODEL DEVELOPMENT