Czechia Demand Forecast Accuracy: Error, Bias and Worst Miss, 8 October to 5 November 2026
The day-ahead demand forecast for Czechia was off by 1.3% on average (mean absolute percentage error) over 687 hours from 8 October to 5 November 2026, and 99% of hours landed within 5% of the reading. Its bias was -0.1%: it ran close to balanced on average. The largest miss was 534 MW (6.8%) too high at 30 Oct 2026, 07:00 CET (UTC+01:00). Dates and times are local (Europe/Prague).
Key Facts
- The day-ahead demand forecast for Czechia was off by 1.3% on average (mean absolute percentage error) over 687 hours from 8 October to 5 November 2026, and 99% of hours landed within 5% of the reading. Its bias was -0.1%: it ran close to balanced on average. The largest miss was 534 MW (6.8%) too high at 30 Oct 2026, 07:00 CET (UTC+01:00).
- Across 47 European bidding zones ranked by average error over their own latest 30 day windows, Czechia came 4 (1 is the smallest error).
- On average the forecast differed from reported demand by 95 MW, against average demand of 7,253 MW.
- The forecast was above reported demand in 44% of compared hours.
Forecast Error at a Glance
687 hours from 8 October to 5 November 2026Average error is the mean absolute percentage gap between the forecast and reported demand. Bias is the signed mean (-7 MW per hour on average): the forecast ran close to balanced on average. The worst miss was 534 MW (6.8%) too high at 30 Oct 2026, 07:00 CET (UTC+01:00): forecast 8,437 MW, reported 7,903 MW.
Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (transparency.entsoe.eu), CC BY 4.0. Aggregated and converted by World Power Monitor; ENTSO-E does not endorse this site. (ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items) Data as of 2026-11-05. Accuracy is computed by World Power Monitor from the operator's hourly forecast and reported demand.
Forecast and Reported Demand, Last 7 Days
Local time, to 5 Nov 2026, 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Show the data table (168 rows)
| Local hour | Reported demand | Day-ahead forecast |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct, 15:00 | 8,154 MW | 8,147 MW |
| 29 Oct, 16:00 | 7,891 MW | 8,025 MW |
| 29 Oct, 17:00 | 7,995 MW | 8,216 MW |
| 29 Oct, 18:00 | 8,012 MW | 8,094 MW |
| 29 Oct, 19:00 | 7,983 MW | 8,056 MW |
| 29 Oct, 20:00 | 7,673 MW | 7,756 MW |
| 29 Oct, 21:00 | 7,208 MW | 7,321 MW |
| 29 Oct, 22:00 | 6,834 MW | 6,946 MW |
| 29 Oct, 23:00 | 6,481 MW | 6,595 MW |
| 30 Oct, 00:00 | 6,248 MW | 6,358 MW |
| 30 Oct, 01:00 | 6,302 MW | 6,414 MW |
| 30 Oct, 02:00 | 6,216 MW | 6,297 MW |
| 30 Oct, 03:00 | 6,173 MW | 6,272 MW |
| 30 Oct, 04:00 | 6,291 MW | 6,429 MW |
| 30 Oct, 05:00 | 6,704 MW | 6,967 MW |
| 30 Oct, 06:00 | 7,476 MW | 8,006 MW |
| 30 Oct, 07:00 | 7,903 MW | 8,437 MW |
| 30 Oct, 08:00 | 8,261 MW | 8,645 MW |
| 30 Oct, 09:00 | 8,573 MW | 8,833 MW |
| 30 Oct, 10:00 | 8,624 MW | 8,847 MW |
| 30 Oct, 11:00 | 8,753 MW | 8,887 MW |
| 30 Oct, 12:00 | 8,821 MW | 8,876 MW |
| 30 Oct, 13:00 | 8,677 MW | 8,766 MW |
| 30 Oct, 14:00 | 8,317 MW | 8,414 MW |
| 30 Oct, 15:00 | 8,088 MW | 8,186 MW |
| 30 Oct, 16:00 | 7,920 MW | 8,049 MW |
| 30 Oct, 17:00 | 7,905 MW | 8,204 MW |
| 30 Oct, 18:00 | 7,823 MW | 8,015 MW |
| 30 Oct, 19:00 | 7,769 MW | 7,901 MW |
| 30 Oct, 20:00 | 7,372 MW | 7,560 MW |
| 30 Oct, 21:00 | 6,921 MW | 7,071 MW |
| 30 Oct, 22:00 | 6,507 MW | 6,641 MW |
| 30 Oct, 23:00 | 6,125 MW | 6,261 MW |
| 31 Oct, 00:00 | 5,785 MW | 5,739 MW |
| 31 Oct, 01:00 | 5,589 MW | 5,621 MW |
| 31 Oct, 02:00 | 5,611 MW | 5,590 MW |
| 31 Oct, 03:00 | 5,731 MW | 5,604 MW |
| 31 Oct, 04:00 | 5,751 MW | 5,630 MW |
| 31 Oct, 05:00 | 5,876 MW | 5,751 MW |
| 31 Oct, 06:00 | 6,006 MW | 5,996 MW |
| 31 Oct, 07:00 | 6,296 MW | 6,347 MW |
| 31 Oct, 08:00 | 6,755 MW | 6,777 MW |
| 31 Oct, 09:00 | 7,221 MW | 7,235 MW |
| 31 Oct, 10:00 | 7,506 MW | 7,564 MW |
| 31 Oct, 11:00 | 7,771 MW | 7,769 MW |
| 31 Oct, 12:00 | 7,695 MW | 7,683 MW |
| 31 Oct, 13:00 | 7,671 MW | 7,576 MW |
| 31 Oct, 14:00 | 7,372 MW | 7,281 MW |
| 31 Oct, 15:00 | 7,130 MW | 7,085 MW |
| 31 Oct, 16:00 | 7,043 MW | 6,982 MW |
| 31 Oct, 17:00 | 7,087 MW | 7,077 MW |
| 31 Oct, 18:00 | 6,986 MW | 6,979 MW |
| 31 Oct, 19:00 | 6,944 MW | 6,872 MW |
| 31 Oct, 20:00 | 6,751 MW | 6,626 MW |
| 31 Oct, 21:00 | 6,371 MW | 6,328 MW |
| 31 Oct, 22:00 | 6,155 MW | 6,111 MW |
| 31 Oct, 23:00 | 5,886 MW | 5,833 MW |
| 1 Nov, 00:00 | 5,583 MW | 5,454 MW |
| 1 Nov, 01:00 | 5,483 MW | 5,343 MW |
| 1 Nov, 02:00 | 5,472 MW | 5,320 MW |
| 1 Nov, 03:00 | 5,506 MW | 5,366 MW |
| 1 Nov, 04:00 | 5,581 MW | 5,396 MW |
| 1 Nov, 05:00 | 5,553 MW | 5,458 MW |
| 1 Nov, 06:00 | 5,736 MW | 5,591 MW |
| 1 Nov, 07:00 | 6,079 MW | 5,969 MW |
| 1 Nov, 08:00 | 6,549 MW | 6,452 MW |
| 1 Nov, 09:00 | 7,051 MW | 6,984 MW |
| 1 Nov, 10:00 | 7,462 MW | 7,414 MW |
| 1 Nov, 11:00 | 7,669 MW | 7,616 MW |
| 1 Nov, 12:00 | 7,534 MW | 7,491 MW |
| 1 Nov, 13:00 | 7,437 MW | 7,400 MW |
| 1 Nov, 14:00 | 7,174 MW | 7,122 MW |
| 1 Nov, 15:00 | 7,022 MW | 6,945 MW |
| 1 Nov, 16:00 | 7,021 MW | 6,891 MW |
| 1 Nov, 17:00 | 7,145 MW | 7,145 MW |
| 1 Nov, 18:00 | 7,150 MW | 7,178 MW |
| 1 Nov, 19:00 | 7,199 MW | 7,139 MW |
| 1 Nov, 20:00 | 7,049 MW | 6,958 MW |
| 1 Nov, 21:00 | 6,749 MW | 6,696 MW |
| 1 Nov, 22:00 | 6,595 MW | 6,567 MW |
| 1 Nov, 23:00 | 6,375 MW | 6,315 MW |
| 2 Nov, 00:00 | 6,197 MW | 6,211 MW |
| 2 Nov, 01:00 | 6,242 MW | 6,241 MW |
| 2 Nov, 02:00 | 6,129 MW | 6,115 MW |
| 2 Nov, 03:00 | 6,128 MW | 6,091 MW |
| 2 Nov, 04:00 | 6,256 MW | 6,272 MW |
| 2 Nov, 05:00 | 6,788 MW | 6,879 MW |
| 2 Nov, 06:00 | 7,929 MW | 8,011 MW |
| 2 Nov, 07:00 | 8,422 MW | 8,441 MW |
| 2 Nov, 08:00 | 8,670 MW | 8,684 MW |
| 2 Nov, 09:00 | 8,817 MW | 8,867 MW |
| 2 Nov, 10:00 | 8,955 MW | 8,865 MW |
| 2 Nov, 11:00 | 8,954 MW | 8,943 MW |
| 2 Nov, 12:00 | 9,179 MW | 9,004 MW |
| 2 Nov, 13:00 | 9,165 MW | 8,934 MW |
| 2 Nov, 14:00 | 8,762 MW | 8,615 MW |
| 2 Nov, 15:00 | 8,668 MW | 8,437 MW |
| 2 Nov, 16:00 | 8,735 MW | 8,347 MW |
| 2 Nov, 17:00 | 8,758 MW | 8,509 MW |
| 2 Nov, 18:00 | 8,687 MW | 8,387 MW |
| 2 Nov, 19:00 | 8,566 MW | 8,339 MW |
| 2 Nov, 20:00 | 8,181 MW | 8,040 MW |
| 2 Nov, 21:00 | 7,716 MW | 7,570 MW |
| 2 Nov, 22:00 | 7,246 MW | 7,160 MW |
| 2 Nov, 23:00 | 6,814 MW | 6,754 MW |
| 3 Nov, 00:00 | 6,521 MW | 6,452 MW |
| 3 Nov, 01:00 | 6,562 MW | 6,462 MW |
| 3 Nov, 02:00 | 6,484 MW | 6,341 MW |
| 3 Nov, 03:00 | 6,396 MW | 6,321 MW |
| 3 Nov, 04:00 | 6,541 MW | 6,491 MW |
| 3 Nov, 05:00 | 7,120 MW | 7,065 MW |
| 3 Nov, 06:00 | 8,228 MW | 8,168 MW |
| 3 Nov, 07:00 | 8,635 MW | 8,557 MW |
| 3 Nov, 08:00 | 8,883 MW | 8,762 MW |
| 3 Nov, 09:00 | 9,106 MW | 8,918 MW |
| 3 Nov, 10:00 | 9,167 MW | 8,933 MW |
| 3 Nov, 11:00 | 9,206 MW | 8,994 MW |
| 3 Nov, 12:00 | 9,392 MW | 9,060 MW |
| 3 Nov, 13:00 | 9,362 MW | 9,021 MW |
| 3 Nov, 14:00 | 9,095 MW | 8,753 MW |
| 3 Nov, 15:00 | 9,016 MW | 8,611 MW |
| 3 Nov, 16:00 | 8,916 MW | 8,520 MW |
| 3 Nov, 17:00 | 8,960 MW | 8,641 MW |
| 3 Nov, 18:00 | 8,831 MW | 8,505 MW |
| 3 Nov, 19:00 | 8,713 MW | 8,427 MW |
| 3 Nov, 20:00 | 8,309 MW | 8,102 MW |
| 3 Nov, 21:00 | 7,874 MW | 7,638 MW |
| 3 Nov, 22:00 | 7,407 MW | 7,215 MW |
| 3 Nov, 23:00 | 6,994 MW | 6,806 MW |
| 4 Nov, 00:00 | 6,712 MW | 6,637 MW |
| 4 Nov, 01:00 | 6,720 MW | 6,639 MW |
| 4 Nov, 02:00 | 6,593 MW | 6,520 MW |
| 4 Nov, 03:00 | 6,517 MW | 6,505 MW |
| 4 Nov, 04:00 | 6,594 MW | 6,667 MW |
| 4 Nov, 05:00 | 7,166 MW | 7,244 MW |
| 4 Nov, 06:00 | 8,255 MW | 8,326 MW |
| 4 Nov, 07:00 | 8,579 MW | 8,720 MW |
| 4 Nov, 08:00 | 8,863 MW | 8,918 MW |
| 4 Nov, 09:00 | 9,076 MW | 9,077 MW |
| 4 Nov, 10:00 | 9,114 MW | 9,064 MW |
| 4 Nov, 11:00 | 9,139 MW | 9,105 MW |
| 4 Nov, 12:00 | 9,252 MW | 9,167 MW |
| 4 Nov, 13:00 | 9,231 MW | 9,089 MW |
| 4 Nov, 14:00 | 8,757 MW | 8,783 MW |
| 4 Nov, 15:00 | 8,631 MW | 8,617 MW |
| 4 Nov, 16:00 | 8,514 MW | 8,572 MW |
| 4 Nov, 17:00 | 8,723 MW | 8,756 MW |
| 4 Nov, 18:00 | 8,720 MW | 8,650 MW |
| 4 Nov, 19:00 | 8,688 MW | 8,597 MW |
| 4 Nov, 20:00 | 8,303 MW | 8,296 MW |
| 4 Nov, 21:00 | 7,990 MW | 7,834 MW |
| 4 Nov, 22:00 | 7,509 MW | 7,415 MW |
| 4 Nov, 23:00 | 7,118 MW | 7,024 MW |
| 5 Nov, 00:00 | 6,886 MW | 6,759 MW |
| 5 Nov, 01:00 | 6,925 MW | 6,776 MW |
| 5 Nov, 02:00 | 6,813 MW | 6,666 MW |
| 5 Nov, 03:00 | 6,871 MW | 6,636 MW |
| 5 Nov, 04:00 | 6,951 MW | 6,801 MW |
| 5 Nov, 05:00 | 7,546 MW | 7,386 MW |
| 5 Nov, 06:00 | 8,624 MW | 8,481 MW |
| 5 Nov, 07:00 | 8,995 MW | 8,920 MW |
| 5 Nov, 08:00 | 9,165 MW | 9,165 MW |
| 5 Nov, 09:00 | 9,412 MW | 9,328 MW |
| 5 Nov, 10:00 | 9,442 MW | 9,295 MW |
| 5 Nov, 11:00 | 9,350 MW | 9,307 MW |
| 5 Nov, 12:00 | 9,341 MW | 9,303 MW |
| 5 Nov, 13:00 | 9,060 MW | 9,138 MW |
| 5 Nov, 14:00 | 8,625 MW | 8,756 MW |
Assumptions
- Only hours with both a forecast and a positive demand reading count (687 of 687 hours in the window). Missing and zero values, and readings under 30% or over 3 times the grid's own median for the window, are treated as reporting faults and left out.
- Error is (forecast minus reported demand) divided by reported demand; average error uses absolute values so high and low misses do not cancel. Bias keeps the sign and does cancel.
- Reported demand is preliminary and may be revised. A 30 day window is a short sample and one heat wave or holiday can move these figures.
- European figures are for the ENTSO-E bidding zone named on this page. US and European grids are ranked separately.
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