Ross Baldick PhD
Ross Baldick PhD provides strategic consulting to the electricity industry. Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas, he is the author of "Applied Optimization: Formulation and Algorithms for Engineering Systems."
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Electricity auctions: Why didn’t I think of that?
Congratulations to Stanford Professors Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom, who have been awarded the The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2020 “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.” Their work has led … Continue reading
Applied Optimization book: new and improved!
Last summer, when I was visiting the University of Cambridge to present a seminar, I happened upon the university press bookstore. And what did I find inside? A hardback copy of my 2006 book, Applied Optimization. Even if you are … Continue reading
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New and improved! Intro to Electric Power video course
“Introduction to Electric Power,” Dr. Baldick’s most popular course with attorneys and regulators across the country, is now updated and available on video! No traveling, no missed days of work. You get the same course — all the same materials … Continue reading
Texas Blackout: Let’s Not “Fire, Ready, Aim”
As has been exhaustively reported, the severe weather event in Texas and surrounding states in mid-February resulted in blackouts across the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region, including blackouts for all but 90 minutes of a 59-hour stretch at … Continue reading →