At present, the continuous increase of household electricity demand is strategic and crucial in electricity demand management. Household electricity consumers can play an important role in this issue. The rationalization of electricity consumption might be achieved by using an efficient Demand Response (DR) program. In this paper a new methodology is suggested using a combination of data mining techniques namely K-means clustering, K-Nearest Neighbors (K-NN) classification and ARIMA for electricity load forecasting using consumers’ electricity prepaid bills data set of an ordinary electricity grid with prepaid electricity meters. As a result of applying this methodology, various DR programs are recommended as an attempt to assist the management of electricity system to manage the electricity demand issues from demand-side in an efficient and effective manner, which can be put into practice. A case study has been carried out in Tulkarm District, Palestine. The performance of applying the suggested methodology is measured, and the results are considered very well.

Keywords: Demand Response, K-means Clustering, K-Nearest Neighbor Classification, ARIMA Model, Prepaid Electricity Meters JEL Classifications: Q4, Q41, Q47, Q49

Title

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy (2020 CiteScore 3.5 , Q2, SJR 0.45)

Publisher

EconJournals

Publisher Country

Turkey

Indexing

Scopus

Impact Factor

None

Publication Type

Online only

Volume

11

Year

2021

Pages

132-148