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Forecasting spot electricity prices: Deep learning approaches and empirical comparison of traditional algorithms

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Lago, Jesus, De Ridder, Fjo, De Schutter, Bart·2018·Applied Energy

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In this paper, a novel modeling framework for forecasting electricity prices is proposed. While many predictive models have been already proposed to perform this task, the area of deep learning algorithms remains yet unexplored. To fill this scientific gap, we propose four different deep learning models for predicting electricity prices and we show how they lead to improvements in predictive accuracy. In addition, we also consider that, despite the large number of proposed methods for predicting electricity prices, an extensive benchmark is still missing. To tackle that, we compare and analyze the accuracy of 27 common approaches for electricity price forecasting. Based on the benchmark results, we show how the proposed deep learning models outperform the state-of-the-art methods and obtain results that are statistically significant. Finally, using the same results, we also show that: (i) machine learning methods yield, in general, a better accuracy than statistical models; (ii) moving average terms do not improve the predictive accuracy; (iii) hybrid models do not outperform their simpler counterparts.

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Authors
Lago, J., De Ridder, F., & De Schutter, B.
Affiliations
Flemish Institute for Technological Research (BE)
Corresponding author
Lago, Jesus
Venue
Applied Energy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-07
Volume
221
Pages
386-405
ISSN
0306-2619 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2799827709
Cited by
642
References
93
Citations by year
2026: 64 · 2025: 80 · 2024: 74 · 2023: 75 · 2022: 83 · 2021: 84 · 2020: 100 · 2019: 65 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 1
FWCI
25.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
erratum (2018-11-01)
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  • Applied Energy (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Research Repository (Delft University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Greater South Information System
Funders
European Union’s Horizon 2020 (675318)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Energy Load and Power Forecasting
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Stock Market Forecasting Methods
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Forecasting Techniques and Applications
Keywords
deep learning, hybrid forecasting model, prediction accuracy

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