The load shape of a working day is significantly different from that of a weekend day, even the load shape of working days may be different due to the weather conditions.
To Model the load shape of the past year. If the time step used is still 1-hour, 365 9 24 = 8760 data are required.
It is evident that the task may be accomplished for a year or even for the last 10 years or more. These load shapes may be used for the detailed calculation of energy demands.
focusing on the future, without any available data. We are going to forecast the hour-by-hour daily (or weekly) load of our test case. This load curve is used by the system operator to decide the necessary actions.