Electricity Market
Research on electricity markets, pricing, and optimization
Research Summary
Research in electricity markets focuses on applying optimization, stochastic methods, and AI techniques to enhance market design, pricing mechanisms, and grid operation. Dr. Pirnia's work in this area draws on his experience at the California ISO and FERC, addressing challenges in wholesale and retail electricity markets, renewable integration, and demand response.
Publications
Chance Constrained Models for the Operation of Electric Storage in Energy and Reserve Markets with Uncertainty in Wind Power
Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Electricity Markets, 2025.
Nonconvex Multicommodity Near Equilibrium Models
Operations Research Perspectives, 2022.
Impact of Covid-19 on Ontario’s Electricity Market: Demand, Energy Supply, Emission
The Electricity Journal, 2022.
Extended Opportunity Cost Model to Find Near Equilibrium Electricity Prices Under Non-convexities
Applied Energy, 2019.
Ontario Feed-in-Tariffs: System Planning Implications and Impacts on Social Welfare
The Electricity Journal, 2011.