Norway South-East (NO1) Demand Forecast Accuracy and Bias, 8 October to 5 November 2026
The day-ahead demand forecast for Norway South-East (NO1) was off by 2.5% on average (mean absolute percentage error) over 685 hours from 8 October to 5 November 2026, and 91% of hours landed within 5% of the reading. Its bias was -1.0%: it ran low on average, an under forecast. The largest miss was 356 MW (7.6%) too low at 19 Oct 2026, 11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00). Dates and times are local (Europe/Oslo).
Key Facts
- The day-ahead demand forecast for Norway South-East (NO1) was off by 2.5% on average (mean absolute percentage error) over 685 hours from 8 October to 5 November 2026, and 91% of hours landed within 5% of the reading. Its bias was -1.0%: it ran low on average, an under forecast. The largest miss was 356 MW (7.6%) too low at 19 Oct 2026, 11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00).
- Across 47 European bidding zones ranked by average error over their own latest 30 day windows, Norway South-East (NO1) came 13 (1 is the smallest error).
- On average the forecast differed from reported demand by 100 MW, against average demand of 4,001 MW.
- The forecast was above reported demand in 33% of compared hours.
Forecast Error at a Glance
685 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 (-45 MW per hour on average): the forecast ran low on average, an under forecast. The worst miss was 356 MW (7.6%) too low at 19 Oct 2026, 11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00): forecast 4,325 MW, reported 4,681 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, 13:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Show the data table (168 rows)
| Local hour | Reported demand | Day-ahead forecast |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct, 14:00 | 3,887 MW | 4,041 MW |
| 29 Oct, 15:00 | 3,985 MW | 4,125 MW |
| 29 Oct, 16:00 | 4,219 MW | 4,290 MW |
| 29 Oct, 17:00 | 4,338 MW | 4,343 MW |
| 29 Oct, 18:00 | 4,323 MW | 4,343 MW |
| 29 Oct, 19:00 | 4,305 MW | 4,302 MW |
| 29 Oct, 20:00 | 4,270 MW | 4,250 MW |
| 29 Oct, 21:00 | 4,177 MW | 4,178 MW |
| 29 Oct, 22:00 | 4,046 MW | 4,006 MW |
| 29 Oct, 23:00 | 3,825 MW | 3,805 MW |
| 30 Oct, 00:00 | 3,599 MW | 3,511 MW |
| 30 Oct, 01:00 | 3,505 MW | 3,370 MW |
| 30 Oct, 02:00 | 3,414 MW | 3,311 MW |
| 30 Oct, 03:00 | 3,381 MW | 3,256 MW |
| 30 Oct, 04:00 | 3,399 MW | 3,296 MW |
| 30 Oct, 05:00 | 3,550 MW | 3,449 MW |
| 30 Oct, 06:00 | 3,941 MW | 3,845 MW |
| 30 Oct, 07:00 | 4,367 MW | 4,263 MW |
| 30 Oct, 08:00 | 4,447 MW | 4,381 MW |
| 30 Oct, 09:00 | 4,414 MW | 4,345 MW |
| 30 Oct, 10:00 | 4,329 MW | 4,237 MW |
| 30 Oct, 11:00 | 4,195 MW | 4,149 MW |
| 30 Oct, 12:00 | 4,070 MW | 4,091 MW |
| 30 Oct, 13:00 | 3,976 MW | 4,128 MW |
| 30 Oct, 14:00 | 4,004 MW | 4,146 MW |
| 30 Oct, 15:00 | 4,087 MW | 4,221 MW |
| 30 Oct, 16:00 | 4,266 MW | 4,358 MW |
| 30 Oct, 17:00 | 4,396 MW | 4,440 MW |
| 30 Oct, 18:00 | 4,373 MW | 4,470 MW |
| 30 Oct, 19:00 | 4,285 MW | 4,396 MW |
| 30 Oct, 20:00 | 4,156 MW | 4,325 MW |
| 30 Oct, 21:00 | 4,043 MW | 4,193 MW |
| 30 Oct, 22:00 | 3,920 MW | 4,067 MW |
| 30 Oct, 23:00 | 3,768 MW | 3,877 MW |
| 31 Oct, 00:00 | 3,614 MW | 3,712 MW |
| 31 Oct, 01:00 | 3,509 MW | 3,565 MW |
| 31 Oct, 02:00 | 3,429 MW | 3,456 MW |
| 31 Oct, 03:00 | 3,389 MW | 3,416 MW |
| 31 Oct, 04:00 | 3,389 MW | 3,397 MW |
| 31 Oct, 05:00 | 3,418 MW | 3,442 MW |
| 31 Oct, 06:00 | 3,507 MW | 3,569 MW |
| 31 Oct, 07:00 | 3,651 MW | 3,781 MW |
| 31 Oct, 08:00 | 3,837 MW | 3,899 MW |
| 31 Oct, 09:00 | 4,028 MW | 4,026 MW |
| 31 Oct, 10:00 | 4,127 MW | 4,086 MW |
| 31 Oct, 11:00 | 4,158 MW | 4,091 MW |
| 31 Oct, 12:00 | 4,153 MW | 4,090 MW |
| 31 Oct, 13:00 | 4,148 MW | 4,066 MW |
| 31 Oct, 14:00 | 4,176 MW | 4,129 MW |
| 31 Oct, 15:00 | 4,225 MW | 4,175 MW |
| 31 Oct, 16:00 | 4,307 MW | 4,279 MW |
| 31 Oct, 17:00 | 4,300 MW | 4,366 MW |
| 31 Oct, 18:00 | 4,204 MW | 4,344 MW |
| 31 Oct, 19:00 | 4,090 MW | 4,255 MW |
| 31 Oct, 20:00 | 3,967 MW | 4,121 MW |
| 31 Oct, 21:00 | 3,861 MW | 3,981 MW |
| 31 Oct, 22:00 | 3,749 MW | 3,828 MW |
| 31 Oct, 23:00 | 3,600 MW | 3,660 MW |
| 1 Nov, 00:00 | 3,453 MW | 3,442 MW |
| 1 Nov, 01:00 | 3,345 MW | 3,325 MW |
| 1 Nov, 02:00 | 3,248 MW | 3,251 MW |
| 1 Nov, 03:00 | 3,183 MW | 3,187 MW |
| 1 Nov, 04:00 | 3,146 MW | 3,166 MW |
| 1 Nov, 05:00 | 3,151 MW | 3,138 MW |
| 1 Nov, 06:00 | 3,189 MW | 3,246 MW |
| 1 Nov, 07:00 | 3,285 MW | 3,430 MW |
| 1 Nov, 08:00 | 3,422 MW | 3,566 MW |
| 1 Nov, 09:00 | 3,626 MW | 3,713 MW |
| 1 Nov, 10:00 | 3,768 MW | 3,770 MW |
| 1 Nov, 11:00 | 3,830 MW | 3,797 MW |
| 1 Nov, 12:00 | 3,885 MW | 3,802 MW |
| 1 Nov, 13:00 | 3,906 MW | 3,809 MW |
| 1 Nov, 14:00 | 3,943 MW | 3,848 MW |
| 1 Nov, 15:00 | 4,025 MW | 3,965 MW |
| 1 Nov, 16:00 | 4,166 MW | 4,101 MW |
| 1 Nov, 17:00 | 4,242 MW | 4,199 MW |
| 1 Nov, 18:00 | 4,251 MW | 4,235 MW |
| 1 Nov, 19:00 | 4,226 MW | 4,215 MW |
| 1 Nov, 20:00 | 4,171 MW | 4,162 MW |
| 1 Nov, 21:00 | 4,111 MW | 4,047 MW |
| 1 Nov, 22:00 | 3,983 MW | 3,883 MW |
| 1 Nov, 23:00 | 3,788 MW | 3,699 MW |
| 2 Nov, 00:00 | 3,580 MW | 3,597 MW |
| 2 Nov, 01:00 | 3,489 MW | 3,478 MW |
| 2 Nov, 02:00 | 3,459 MW | 3,440 MW |
| 2 Nov, 03:00 | 3,438 MW | 3,441 MW |
| 2 Nov, 04:00 | 3,487 MW | 3,532 MW |
| 2 Nov, 05:00 | 3,633 MW | 3,720 MW |
| 2 Nov, 06:00 | 4,128 MW | 4,157 MW |
| 2 Nov, 07:00 | 4,624 MW | 4,569 MW |
| 2 Nov, 08:00 | 4,748 MW | 4,647 MW |
| 2 Nov, 09:00 | 4,634 MW | 4,602 MW |
| 2 Nov, 10:00 | 4,467 MW | 4,498 MW |
| 2 Nov, 11:00 | 4,335 MW | 4,382 MW |
| 2 Nov, 12:00 | 4,247 MW | 4,322 MW |
| 2 Nov, 13:00 | 4,189 MW | 4,281 MW |
| 2 Nov, 14:00 | 4,199 MW | 4,349 MW |
| 2 Nov, 15:00 | 4,329 MW | 4,499 MW |
| 2 Nov, 16:00 | 4,624 MW | 4,662 MW |
| 2 Nov, 17:00 | 4,761 MW | 4,777 MW |
| 2 Nov, 18:00 | 4,773 MW | 4,802 MW |
| 2 Nov, 19:00 | 4,776 MW | 4,773 MW |
| 2 Nov, 20:00 | 4,738 MW | 4,739 MW |
| 2 Nov, 21:00 | 4,654 MW | 4,652 MW |
| 2 Nov, 22:00 | 4,502 MW | 4,469 MW |
| 2 Nov, 23:00 | 4,263 MW | 4,245 MW |
| 3 Nov, 00:00 | 4,086 MW | 3,962 MW |
| 3 Nov, 01:00 | 3,975 MW | 3,845 MW |
| 3 Nov, 02:00 | 3,910 MW | 3,764 MW |
| 3 Nov, 03:00 | 3,881 MW | 3,718 MW |
| 3 Nov, 04:00 | 3,896 MW | 3,723 MW |
| 3 Nov, 05:00 | 4,027 MW | 3,877 MW |
| 3 Nov, 06:00 | 4,478 MW | 4,309 MW |
| 3 Nov, 07:00 | 4,973 MW | 4,761 MW |
| 3 Nov, 08:00 | 5,070 MW | 4,839 MW |
| 3 Nov, 09:00 | 4,974 MW | 4,738 MW |
| 3 Nov, 10:00 | 4,809 MW | 4,603 MW |
| 3 Nov, 11:00 | 4,648 MW | 4,467 MW |
| 3 Nov, 12:00 | 4,517 MW | 4,418 MW |
| 3 Nov, 13:00 | 4,434 MW | 4,408 MW |
| 3 Nov, 14:00 | 4,462 MW | 4,521 MW |
| 3 Nov, 15:00 | 4,575 MW | 4,637 MW |
| 3 Nov, 16:00 | 4,845 MW | 4,785 MW |
| 3 Nov, 17:00 | 4,972 MW | 4,863 MW |
| 3 Nov, 18:00 | 4,974 MW | 4,845 MW |
| 3 Nov, 19:00 | 4,937 MW | 4,795 MW |
| 3 Nov, 20:00 | 4,898 MW | 4,727 MW |
| 3 Nov, 21:00 | 4,801 MW | 4,581 MW |
| 3 Nov, 22:00 | 4,636 MW | 4,372 MW |
| 3 Nov, 23:00 | 4,410 MW | 4,121 MW |
| 4 Nov, 00:00 | 4,179 MW | 3,985 MW |
| 4 Nov, 01:00 | 4,045 MW | 3,880 MW |
| 4 Nov, 02:00 | 3,979 MW | 3,821 MW |
| 4 Nov, 03:00 | 3,935 MW | 3,791 MW |
| 4 Nov, 04:00 | 3,951 MW | 3,827 MW |
| 4 Nov, 05:00 | 4,115 MW | 4,000 MW |
| 4 Nov, 06:00 | 4,576 MW | 4,440 MW |
| 4 Nov, 07:00 | 5,058 MW | 4,858 MW |
| 4 Nov, 08:00 | 5,165 MW | 4,935 MW |
| 4 Nov, 09:00 | 5,102 MW | 4,811 MW |
| 4 Nov, 10:00 | 4,960 MW | 4,676 MW |
| 4 Nov, 11:00 | 4,810 MW | 4,569 MW |
| 4 Nov, 12:00 | 4,736 MW | 4,480 MW |
| 4 Nov, 13:00 | 4,678 MW | 4,463 MW |
| 4 Nov, 14:00 | 4,674 MW | 4,477 MW |
| 4 Nov, 15:00 | 4,785 MW | 4,567 MW |
| 4 Nov, 16:00 | 5,044 MW | 4,726 MW |
| 4 Nov, 17:00 | 5,154 MW | 4,822 MW |
| 4 Nov, 18:00 | 5,119 MW | 4,833 MW |
| 4 Nov, 19:00 | 5,084 MW | 4,809 MW |
| 4 Nov, 20:00 | 5,036 MW | 4,729 MW |
| 4 Nov, 21:00 | 4,947 MW | 4,621 MW |
| 4 Nov, 22:00 | 4,800 MW | 4,445 MW |
| 4 Nov, 23:00 | 4,538 MW | 4,199 MW |
| 5 Nov, 00:00 | 4,341 MW | 4,118 MW |
| 5 Nov, 01:00 | 4,232 MW | 3,972 MW |
| 5 Nov, 02:00 | 4,079 MW | 3,893 MW |
| 5 Nov, 03:00 | 4,015 MW | 3,871 MW |
| 5 Nov, 04:00 | 4,026 MW | 3,892 MW |
| 5 Nov, 05:00 | 4,182 MW | 4,034 MW |
| 5 Nov, 06:00 | 4,628 MW | 4,477 MW |
| 5 Nov, 07:00 | 5,134 MW | 4,928 MW |
| 5 Nov, 08:00 | 5,224 MW | 5,035 MW |
| 5 Nov, 09:00 | 5,139 MW | 4,916 MW |
| 5 Nov, 10:00 | 4,963 MW | 4,773 MW |
| 5 Nov, 11:00 | 4,776 MW | 4,638 MW |
| 5 Nov, 12:00 | 4,653 MW | 4,561 MW |
| 5 Nov, 13:00 | 4,555 MW | 4,535 MW |
Assumptions
- Only hours with both a forecast and a positive demand reading count (685 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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World Power Monitor. (2026). Norway South-East (NO1) Demand Forecast Accuracy and Bias. https://worldpowermonitor.com/forecast-accuracy/no1/
World Power Monitor. Norway South-East (NO1) Demand Forecast Accuracy and Bias. Data as of 2026-11-05. Data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform. https://worldpowermonitor.com/forecast-accuracy/no1/
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