Performance Evaluation of Short and Long Term Load Forecasting Models: a Case Study in the Amazonian Power Suppliers

One of the most desired aspects for power suppliers is the acquisition/sell of energy in a future time. This paper presents a study of load forecasting for power suppliers, presenting a comparative application of the techniques of wavelets, time series methods and neural networks, considering short and long term forecast; both of great importance for power suppliers in order to define the future power consumption of a given region.