Show HN: Open load forecasts that beat US grid operators on 6 of 7 RTOs

Category: ai-ml

Tags: time-series, energy-forecasting, machine-learning, api, data-visualization

Score: 8.0/10 (Innovation: 8, Technical: 8, Documentation: 9, Utility: 7)

Surge is an open-source system providing probabilistic day-ahead electricity load forecasts for all 53 US balancing authorities, using a fine-tuned Chronos-2 foundation model. It's interesting because it demonstrably outperforms the official forecasts from 6 out of 7 major US grid operators, offering a high-quality, transparent alternative built on public data.

Target audience: data engineers, energy analysts, researchers, devops

Repository: https://surgeforecast.com · TypeScript · MIT · 1 stars

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