Long term annual electricity consumption forecasting is very important for country's energy
planning. These forecasts are influenced by several factors (political, technological, social …

Long term electricity consumption forecasting has been extensively investigated in recent
years in different countries due to its economic and social importance. In this context, the …

The Brazilian industrial sector is the largest electricity consumer in the power system. Energy
planning in this sector is important mainly due to its economic, social, and environmental …

This work describes a methodology for long-term electricity demand forecast in the
residential sector. The methodology has been used in the power market studies of some …

In this paper, we forecast residential electricity consumption in Brazil considering the
variability in consumption behavior in different regions. In order to do so, we use a bottom-up …

After the 2001 energy crises in Brazil, the energy sector priority has been the planning and
consequently the forecast middle and long term energy consumption. The Energy Research …

Electricity forecasting contributes to have an idea of the electricity needs for the expansion of
the electric system, the availability of the power plants according to the installed capacity …

In Brazil, the industrial sector is the largest electricity consumer. Therefore, energy planning
becomes important for industrial development. Electricity consumption data in the Brazilian …

The forecasting of electricity consumption and demand plays a pivotal role in electric power
systems planning. This paper proposes the combination of forecasts from two approaches …

This paper presents short‐term forecasting methods applied to electricity consumption in
Brazil. The focus is on comparing the results obtained after using two distinct approaches …