three series of call arrivals. We show that second moment modeling is important when forecasting call arrivals. From the … point of view of a call center manager, our results indicate that outsourcing the development of a forecasting model is …

Accurate information about electricity generation and consumption is crucial to power system modelling. Several … example, annual electricity generation from wind and solar power in Germany differs by as much as 10% - 20%, depending on who … provided, nor is it constant. The deviation is particularly worrying in Germany, where peak electricity demand might be …

Globally about 800 million people live without electricity at home, over two thirds of which are in sub-Saharan Africa … activities. Planning electricity access infrastructure and allocating resources efficiently requires a careful assessment of the …-scale electrification planning studies have been based on top-down electricity demand targets. Yet, poorly representing the heterogeneity in …

This paper provides the first empirical estimates of the relationship between temperatures and household electricity … consumption in Colombia, using electricity billing and weather data from 2010 to 2019. I find that higher temperatures (or higher … values of the heat index) increase electricity consumption, with the largest effects observed for high-income households in …

combustibles for electricity, reliable methods for modelling electricity consumption can contribute to a more rational employment … Italy, France and Greece on hourly data of aggregate electricity consumption. The empirical results obtained with the PC … a much simpler and attractive alternative to modelling electricity consumption since it is extremely easy to compute, it …