On Improving Efficiency of Electricity Market Clearing Software with A Concurrent High Performance Computer Based Security Constrained Unit Commitment Solver

Wholesale electricity markets in the U.S. have brought significant benefits to society by maximizing social welfare while ensuring system security. Optimization models and algorithms are at the core of the software tools used to make this happen. In recent years, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) has focused on improving its market clearing software performance to enable further ...