Author Archives: Ross Baldick

About Ross Baldick

Electricity is an increasingly complex industry in the midst of transition to renewables and decarbonization. Using my 25 years’ experience as an engineer, policy analyst, and academic, I help my consulting clients think through their toughest technical challenges and formulate their best business strategies.

In case you’re in need of some fresh bedside reading . . . consider my Applied Optimization: Formulation and Algorithms for Engineering Systems! (aff link) Click here for more details about the book. “I heartily recommend Applied Optimization to engineers … Continue reading →

Posted on 03/03/2014 by Ross Baldick | Leave a comment

Defending the Grid

Posted on 02/22/2014 by Ross Baldick

According to recent reports by NPR and the Wall Street Journal, last year’s attack on the Metcalf substation in California was not random. Rather, the attackers targeted equipment to disable it after cutting communications lines. Whether or not the result … Continue reading →

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“Intro to Electric Power”: live in Austin, Feb 2014

Posted on 12/15/2013 by Ross Baldick

Good news! I will be teaching “Intro to Electric Power” live in Austin, Texas, over three successive Fridays in February 2014.  You can attend in person, or you can watch via streaming video.  Either way, you’ll able to ask questions … Continue reading →

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