Only 11 days remain to apply to participate in the American-Made Net Load Forecasting Prize! Registration materials are due March 27. The competition offers up to $600,000 in cash prizes to increase adoption of the state-of-the-art in net load forecasting.
The net load of an electric grid is the difference between the total electricity demand, and the electricity generation from behind-the-meter resources such as solar and other distributed generators. Having advanced knowledge of the net load allows grid operators to use solar generation and other energy resources more effectively.
The American-Made Net Load Forecasting Prize is open to forecasting industry organizations that cater to utilities, system operators, and power plant owners, as well as academic teams with machine learning capabilities that are interested in forecasting. Competitors are required to submit daily day-ahead probabilistic net load forecasts, with an hourly resolution, over the course of four weeks and across multiple distinct climatic locations in the United States.