Many factors contribute to the planning process of power systems. In the context of expansion planning, focus is paid to selection criteria that enable the optimization of related factors that will result in the best performance. This is described as meeting demand whilst reducing costs and...

Medium-term load forecasting is an important stage in electric power system planning and operation. It is used in maintenance scheduling, and to plan for outages and major works in the power system. A new technique is proposed which uses hourly loads of successive years to predict hourly loads...

Electric load research involves the systematic collection and analysis of customers' electrical energy as well as demand requirements by time-of-day, month, season, and year; consumption patterns; socio-economic and demographic influencing factors; and willingness-to-pay for electricity. The...