Sweden North (SE1) Demand Forecast Accuracy and Bias, 15 October to 12 November 2026
The day-ahead demand forecast for Sweden North (SE1) was off by 10.2% on average (mean absolute percentage error) over 686 hours from 15 October to 12 November 2026, and 31% of hours landed within 5% of the reading. Its bias was +0.7%: it ran high on average, an over forecast. The largest miss was 440 MW (26.3%) too low at 19 Oct 2026, 07:00 CEST (UTC+02:00). Dates and times are local (Europe/Stockholm).
Key Facts
- The day-ahead demand forecast for Sweden North (SE1) was off by 10.2% on average (mean absolute percentage error) over 686 hours from 15 October to 12 November 2026, and 31% of hours landed within 5% of the reading. Its bias was +0.7%: it ran high on average, an over forecast. The largest miss was 440 MW (26.3%) too low at 19 Oct 2026, 07:00 CEST (UTC+02:00).
- Across 47 European bidding zones ranked by average error over their own latest 30 day windows, Sweden North (SE1) came 43 (1 is the smallest error).
- On average the forecast differed from reported demand by 122 MW, against average demand of 1,218 MW.
- The forecast was above reported demand in 49% of compared hours.
Forecast Error at a Glance
686 hours from 15 October to 12 November 2026Average error is the mean absolute percentage gap between the forecast and reported demand. Bias is the signed mean (-10 MW per hour on average): the forecast ran high on average, an over forecast. The worst miss was 440 MW (26.3%) too low at 19 Oct 2026, 07:00 CEST (UTC+02:00): forecast 1,235 MW, reported 1,676 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 2026-11-12. 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 12 Nov 2026, 13:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Show the data table (168 rows)
| Local hour | Reported demand | Day-ahead forecast |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov, 14:00 | 904 MW | 1,265 MW |
| 5 Nov, 15:00 | 1,009 MW | 1,281 MW |
| 5 Nov, 16:00 | 1,078 MW | 1,276 MW |
| 5 Nov, 17:00 | 1,312 MW | 1,277 MW |
| 5 Nov, 18:00 | 1,116 MW | 1,264 MW |
| 5 Nov, 19:00 | 1,076 MW | 1,263 MW |
| 5 Nov, 20:00 | 1,023 MW | 1,252 MW |
| 5 Nov, 21:00 | 1,091 MW | 1,244 MW |
| 5 Nov, 22:00 | 1,245 MW | 1,226 MW |
| 5 Nov, 23:00 | 1,425 MW | 1,203 MW |
| 6 Nov, 00:00 | 1,404 MW | 1,183 MW |
| 6 Nov, 01:00 | 1,063 MW | 1,184 MW |
| 6 Nov, 02:00 | 981 MW | 1,183 MW |
| 6 Nov, 03:00 | 1,041 MW | 1,191 MW |
| 6 Nov, 04:00 | 1,106 MW | 1,216 MW |
| 6 Nov, 05:00 | 1,041 MW | 1,250 MW |
| 6 Nov, 06:00 | 1,087 MW | 1,287 MW |
| 6 Nov, 07:00 | 1,294 MW | 1,298 MW |
| 6 Nov, 08:00 | 1,521 MW | 1,317 MW |
| 6 Nov, 09:00 | 1,566 MW | 1,311 MW |
| 6 Nov, 10:00 | 1,611 MW | 1,303 MW |
| 6 Nov, 11:00 | 1,491 MW | 1,292 MW |
| 6 Nov, 12:00 | 1,241 MW | 1,281 MW |
| 6 Nov, 13:00 | 1,252 MW | 1,280 MW |
| 6 Nov, 14:00 | 1,155 MW | 1,282 MW |
| 6 Nov, 15:00 | 1,166 MW | 1,304 MW |
| 6 Nov, 16:00 | 1,174 MW | 1,321 MW |
| 6 Nov, 17:00 | 1,133 MW | 1,315 MW |
| 6 Nov, 18:00 | 1,101 MW | 1,300 MW |
| 6 Nov, 19:00 | 1,009 MW | 1,290 MW |
| 6 Nov, 20:00 | 1,004 MW | 1,269 MW |
| 6 Nov, 21:00 | 1,099 MW | 1,248 MW |
| 6 Nov, 22:00 | 1,070 MW | 1,221 MW |
| 6 Nov, 23:00 | 1,111 MW | 1,201 MW |
| 7 Nov, 00:00 | 1,184 MW | 1,182 MW |
| 7 Nov, 01:00 | 1,053 MW | 1,182 MW |
| 7 Nov, 02:00 | 1,024 MW | 1,172 MW |
| 7 Nov, 03:00 | 1,113 MW | 1,172 MW |
| 7 Nov, 04:00 | 1,073 MW | 1,191 MW |
| 7 Nov, 05:00 | 1,066 MW | 1,200 MW |
| 7 Nov, 06:00 | 1,052 MW | 1,213 MW |
| 7 Nov, 07:00 | 1,086 MW | 1,213 MW |
| 7 Nov, 08:00 | 1,134 MW | 1,230 MW |
| 7 Nov, 09:00 | 1,291 MW | 1,231 MW |
| 7 Nov, 10:00 | 1,186 MW | 1,228 MW |
| 7 Nov, 11:00 | 1,175 MW | 1,224 MW |
| 7 Nov, 12:00 | 1,108 MW | 1,223 MW |
| 7 Nov, 13:00 | 1,176 MW | 1,225 MW |
| 7 Nov, 14:00 | 1,341 MW | 1,229 MW |
| 7 Nov, 15:00 | 1,360 MW | 1,254 MW |
| 7 Nov, 16:00 | 1,274 MW | 1,275 MW |
| 7 Nov, 17:00 | 1,306 MW | 1,277 MW |
| 7 Nov, 18:00 | 1,173 MW | 1,268 MW |
| 7 Nov, 19:00 | 1,109 MW | 1,256 MW |
| 7 Nov, 20:00 | 1,134 MW | 1,242 MW |
| 7 Nov, 21:00 | 1,131 MW | 1,227 MW |
| 7 Nov, 22:00 | 1,119 MW | 1,205 MW |
| 7 Nov, 23:00 | 1,010 MW | 1,179 MW |
| 8 Nov, 00:00 | 1,015 MW | 1,161 MW |
| 8 Nov, 01:00 | 954 MW | 1,161 MW |
| 8 Nov, 02:00 | 1,189 MW | 1,153 MW |
| 8 Nov, 03:00 | 1,338 MW | 1,149 MW |
| 8 Nov, 04:00 | 1,251 MW | 1,165 MW |
| 8 Nov, 05:00 | 1,044 MW | 1,167 MW |
| 8 Nov, 06:00 | 1,063 MW | 1,178 MW |
| 8 Nov, 07:00 | 1,125 MW | 1,180 MW |
| 8 Nov, 08:00 | 1,189 MW | 1,210 MW |
| 8 Nov, 09:00 | 1,095 MW | 1,220 MW |
| 8 Nov, 10:00 | 1,110 MW | 1,221 MW |
| 8 Nov, 11:00 | 1,191 MW | 1,221 MW |
| 8 Nov, 12:00 | 1,095 MW | 1,216 MW |
| 8 Nov, 13:00 | 1,077 MW | 1,216 MW |
| 8 Nov, 14:00 | 1,097 MW | 1,224 MW |
| 8 Nov, 15:00 | 1,177 MW | 1,253 MW |
| 8 Nov, 16:00 | 1,164 MW | 1,274 MW |
| 8 Nov, 17:00 | 1,056 MW | 1,277 MW |
| 8 Nov, 18:00 | 1,047 MW | 1,271 MW |
| 8 Nov, 19:00 | 1,055 MW | 1,266 MW |
| 8 Nov, 20:00 | 948 MW | 1,256 MW |
| 8 Nov, 21:00 | 880 MW | 1,237 MW |
| 8 Nov, 22:00 | 905 MW | 1,221 MW |
| 8 Nov, 23:00 | 868 MW | 1,195 MW |
| 9 Nov, 00:00 | 927 MW | 1,175 MW |
| 9 Nov, 01:00 | 995 MW | 1,161 MW |
| 9 Nov, 02:00 | 1,061 MW | 1,155 MW |
| 9 Nov, 03:00 | 974 MW | 1,156 MW |
| 9 Nov, 04:00 | 1,020 MW | 1,175 MW |
| 9 Nov, 05:00 | 1,052 MW | 1,219 MW |
| 9 Nov, 06:00 | 1,151 MW | 1,265 MW |
| 9 Nov, 07:00 | 1,165 MW | 1,286 MW |
| 9 Nov, 08:00 | 1,244 MW | 1,301 MW |
| 9 Nov, 09:00 | 1,409 MW | 1,291 MW |
| 9 Nov, 10:00 | 1,349 MW | 1,289 MW |
| 9 Nov, 11:00 | 1,183 MW | 1,290 MW |
| 9 Nov, 12:00 | 1,084 MW | 1,289 MW |
| 9 Nov, 13:00 | 1,152 MW | 1,286 MW |
| 9 Nov, 14:00 | 1,216 MW | 1,282 MW |
| 9 Nov, 15:00 | 1,280 MW | 1,310 MW |
| 9 Nov, 16:00 | 1,342 MW | 1,320 MW |
| 9 Nov, 17:00 | 1,493 MW | 1,327 MW |
| 9 Nov, 18:00 | 1,442 MW | 1,316 MW |
| 9 Nov, 19:00 | 1,401 MW | 1,303 MW |
| 9 Nov, 20:00 | 1,356 MW | 1,284 MW |
| 9 Nov, 21:00 | 1,431 MW | 1,256 MW |
| 9 Nov, 22:00 | 1,303 MW | 1,236 MW |
| 9 Nov, 23:00 | 1,205 MW | 1,217 MW |
| 10 Nov, 00:00 | 1,281 MW | 1,187 MW |
| 10 Nov, 01:00 | 1,119 MW | 1,184 MW |
| 10 Nov, 02:00 | 1,249 MW | 1,182 MW |
| 10 Nov, 03:00 | 1,317 MW | 1,183 MW |
| 10 Nov, 04:00 | 1,253 MW | 1,198 MW |
| 10 Nov, 05:00 | 1,202 MW | 1,231 MW |
| 10 Nov, 06:00 | 1,333 MW | 1,287 MW |
| 10 Nov, 07:00 | 1,488 MW | 1,309 MW |
| 10 Nov, 08:00 | 1,315 MW | 1,328 MW |
| 10 Nov, 09:00 | 1,455 MW | 1,328 MW |
| 10 Nov, 10:00 | 1,287 MW | 1,323 MW |
| 10 Nov, 11:00 | 1,220 MW | 1,326 MW |
| 10 Nov, 12:00 | 1,275 MW | 1,336 MW |
| 10 Nov, 13:00 | 1,179 MW | 1,339 MW |
| 10 Nov, 14:00 | 1,151 MW | 1,350 MW |
| 10 Nov, 15:00 | 1,167 MW | 1,380 MW |
| 10 Nov, 16:00 | 1,227 MW | 1,408 MW |
| 10 Nov, 17:00 | 1,258 MW | 1,410 MW |
| 10 Nov, 18:00 | 1,244 MW | 1,398 MW |
| 10 Nov, 19:00 | 1,249 MW | 1,385 MW |
| 10 Nov, 20:00 | 1,312 MW | 1,368 MW |
| 10 Nov, 21:00 | 1,320 MW | 1,345 MW |
| 10 Nov, 22:00 | 1,252 MW | 1,309 MW |
| 10 Nov, 23:00 | 1,216 MW | 1,289 MW |
| 11 Nov, 00:00 | 1,230 MW | 1,270 MW |
| 11 Nov, 01:00 | 1,152 MW | 1,260 MW |
| 11 Nov, 02:00 | 1,295 MW | 1,260 MW |
| 11 Nov, 03:00 | 1,331 MW | 1,268 MW |
| 11 Nov, 04:00 | 1,318 MW | 1,299 MW |
| 11 Nov, 05:00 | 1,371 MW | 1,338 MW |
| 11 Nov, 06:00 | 1,382 MW | 1,388 MW |
| 11 Nov, 07:00 | 1,384 MW | 1,411 MW |
| 11 Nov, 08:00 | 1,370 MW | 1,431 MW |
| 11 Nov, 09:00 | 1,386 MW | 1,428 MW |
| 11 Nov, 10:00 | 1,389 MW | 1,417 MW |
| 11 Nov, 11:00 | 1,413 MW | 1,405 MW |
| 11 Nov, 12:00 | 1,351 MW | 1,405 MW |
| 11 Nov, 13:00 | 1,369 MW | 1,415 MW |
| 11 Nov, 14:00 | 1,367 MW | 1,419 MW |
| 11 Nov, 15:00 | 1,453 MW | 1,429 MW |
| 11 Nov, 16:00 | 1,321 MW | 1,445 MW |
| 11 Nov, 17:00 | 1,426 MW | 1,449 MW |
| 11 Nov, 18:00 | 1,476 MW | 1,428 MW |
| 11 Nov, 19:00 | 1,413 MW | 1,414 MW |
| 11 Nov, 20:00 | 1,319 MW | 1,395 MW |
| 11 Nov, 21:00 | 1,259 MW | 1,378 MW |
| 11 Nov, 22:00 | 1,220 MW | 1,351 MW |
| 11 Nov, 23:00 | 1,179 MW | 1,330 MW |
| 12 Nov, 00:00 | 1,183 MW | 1,321 MW |
| 12 Nov, 01:00 | 1,189 MW | 1,319 MW |
| 12 Nov, 02:00 | 1,263 MW | 1,313 MW |
| 12 Nov, 03:00 | 1,306 MW | 1,315 MW |
| 12 Nov, 04:00 | 1,301 MW | 1,333 MW |
| 12 Nov, 05:00 | 1,330 MW | 1,368 MW |
| 12 Nov, 06:00 | 1,435 MW | 1,423 MW |
| 12 Nov, 07:00 | 1,405 MW | 1,447 MW |
| 12 Nov, 08:00 | 1,384 MW | 1,462 MW |
| 12 Nov, 09:00 | 1,488 MW | 1,457 MW |
| 12 Nov, 10:00 | 1,497 MW | 1,453 MW |
| 12 Nov, 11:00 | 1,452 MW | 1,443 MW |
| 12 Nov, 12:00 | 1,319 MW | 1,446 MW |
| 12 Nov, 13:00 | 1,027 MW | 1,439 MW |
Assumptions
- Only hours with both a forecast and a positive demand reading count (686 of 686 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). Sweden North (SE1) Demand Forecast Accuracy and Bias. https://worldpowermonitor.com/forecast-accuracy/se1/
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