Table 2 Description of dataset features used for solar and wind energy forecasting.

From: Optimizing solar and wind forecasting with iHow optimization algorithm and multi-scale attention networks

Feature Name

Description

Date and Hour

Unified timestamp representing the date and hour of observation.

Date

Calendar date at daily granularity.

StartHour

Beginning of the measurement interval.

EndHour

End of the measurement interval.

Source

Energy source: wind or solar.

Production

Energy produced (in MWh), used as the forecasting target.

DayOfYear

Ordinal position of the day in the calendar year.

DayName

Name of the day (e.g., Monday).

MonthName

Month of the observation (e.g., January).