Hybrid Machine Learning Model for Electricity Consumption Prediction Using Random Forest and Artificial Neural Networks

Predicting electricity consumption is notably essential to provide a better management decision and company strategy. This study presents a hybrid machine learning model by integrating dimensionality reduction and feature selection algorithms with a backpropagation neural network (BPNN) to predict e...

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Main Authors: Witwisit Kesornsit, Yaowarat Sirisathitkul
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1562942
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description Predicting electricity consumption is notably essential to provide a better management decision and company strategy. This study presents a hybrid machine learning model by integrating dimensionality reduction and feature selection algorithms with a backpropagation neural network (BPNN) to predict electricity consumption in Thailand. The predictive models are developed and tested using an actual dataset with related predictor variables from public sources. An open geospatial data gathered from a real service as well as geographical, climatic, industrial, household information are used to train, evaluate, and validate these models. Machine learning methods such as principal component analysis (PCA), stepwise regression (SWR), and random forest (RF) are used to determine the significant predictor variables. The predictive models are constructed using the BPNN with all available variables as baseline for comparison and selected variables from dimensionality reduction and feature selection methods. Along with creating a predictive model, the most related predictors of energy consumption are also selected. From the comparison, the hybrid model of RF with BPNN consistently outperforms the other models. Thus, the proposed hybrid machine learning model presented from this study can predict electricity consumption for planning and managing the energy demand.
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spelling doaj-art-47aa5c8c7745453f93e684a088e4afdd2025-08-20T03:35:58ZengWileyApplied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing1687-97322022-01-01202210.1155/2022/1562942Hybrid Machine Learning Model for Electricity Consumption Prediction Using Random Forest and Artificial Neural NetworksWitwisit Kesornsit0Yaowarat Sirisathitkul1Government Data Solution DivisionDepartment of Computer Engineering and ElectronicsPredicting electricity consumption is notably essential to provide a better management decision and company strategy. This study presents a hybrid machine learning model by integrating dimensionality reduction and feature selection algorithms with a backpropagation neural network (BPNN) to predict electricity consumption in Thailand. The predictive models are developed and tested using an actual dataset with related predictor variables from public sources. An open geospatial data gathered from a real service as well as geographical, climatic, industrial, household information are used to train, evaluate, and validate these models. Machine learning methods such as principal component analysis (PCA), stepwise regression (SWR), and random forest (RF) are used to determine the significant predictor variables. The predictive models are constructed using the BPNN with all available variables as baseline for comparison and selected variables from dimensionality reduction and feature selection methods. Along with creating a predictive model, the most related predictors of energy consumption are also selected. From the comparison, the hybrid model of RF with BPNN consistently outperforms the other models. Thus, the proposed hybrid machine learning model presented from this study can predict electricity consumption for planning and managing the energy demand.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1562942
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title Hybrid Machine Learning Model for Electricity Consumption Prediction Using Random Forest and Artificial Neural Networks
title_full Hybrid Machine Learning Model for Electricity Consumption Prediction Using Random Forest and Artificial Neural Networks
title_fullStr Hybrid Machine Learning Model for Electricity Consumption Prediction Using Random Forest and Artificial Neural Networks
title_full_unstemmed Hybrid Machine Learning Model for Electricity Consumption Prediction Using Random Forest and Artificial Neural Networks
title_short Hybrid Machine Learning Model for Electricity Consumption Prediction Using Random Forest and Artificial Neural Networks
title_sort hybrid machine learning model for electricity consumption prediction using random forest and artificial neural networks
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