<title>Articles
Vol. 06 (01), December, 2025, pp. 87-89

Electrical Load Prediction using Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs)

Santu Kundu1, Saikat Chatterjee2, Sarada Mallik3, Abhishek Pal4, Rima Dutta5, Prasanta Karmakar6

Abstract

Accurate electrical load prediction is important for power system planning, energy trading, and grid stability. It is important from both a technical and a financial standpoint as it strengthens the power system performance, reliability, safety, and stability as well as lowers operating costs. Traditional statistical procedures such as ARIMA and regression models often do not satisfy to capture the complex temporal dependencies inherent in load demand. Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) provide a significant alternative by leveraging sequential learning to model short-term and long-term dependencies in time-series data. This paper analyses the use of RNN-based architectures in the field of electrical load forecasting. Experimental results demonstrate that RNNs outperform classical strategies, boosting fidelity and robustness under dynamic load variations.

Keywords

Electrical load forecasting, RNN, time series data, load variations, energy systems