AMPL Optimization Inc. helps power system operators, asset owners, and utilities make faster, more reliable, and more profitable decisions by providing powerful modeling software and expert consulting for both operations and planning.
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In an industry where every decision has a major impact, AMPL provides the unified foundation you need to enhance efficiency, stability, and profitability. Model complex systems, optimize critical resources, strengthen grid resilience, and streamline market participation—all with the speed and precision you need.
Used by national & regional grid operators, TSOs, and large utilities to ensure grid stability with real-time power flow optimization. Many existing tools struggle with the scale and complexity of these nonlinear problems.
AMPL is built for mission-critical grid management, where failure is not an option.
Used by energy producers, ISOs, and trading firms to optimize bidding strategies and manage risk in volatile energy markets. Many existing tools fail to handle multi-period, stochastic, and regulatory constraints at scale.
AMPL ensures precision in market participation, maximizing profits while minimizing operational costs.
Used by utilities and renewable energy firms to optimize storage, balance grid fluctuations, and integrate wind and solar power. Many existing tools struggle with multi-objective optimization and intermittent energy supply.
AMPL enables seamless renewable integration, ensuring efficiency, profitability, and grid stability.
Used by governments and energy firms to plan long-term infrastructure investments, optimizing capacity expansion over decades. Many existing tools lack the scalability to model regulatory policies, fuel mix strategies, and demand growth.
AMPL delivers data-driven decision-making for billion-dollar energy investments.
Determines which power generation units to turn on or off over a planning horizon and how much each committed unit should produce, in order to meet electricity demand at minimum cost while satisfying operational and technical constraints.
Determines the most efficient operating point of an electric power system by minimizing generation cost or losses while satisfying physical power flow equations and operational constraints.
Capture strategic bidding behavior by modeling large generators as leaders that choose bids to maximize profit, while the ISO acts as a follower that clears the market by minimizing total bid cost.
Determines the optimal timing and sizing of new infrastructure investments to meet future demand at minimum cost while satisfying technical, economic, and policy constraints.
Determines the optimal topology and sizing of transmission or distribution networks to reliably deliver power at minimum cost while satisfying technical, reliability, and planning constraints.
A constrained optimization to schedule hydro and thermal generation over a planning horizon, minimizing thermal fuel costs while meeting demand and water usage limits.
Determines electricity prices at specific grid nodes, reflecting the marginal cost while accounting for generation costs, demand, and transmission constraints.
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This book provides a thorough introduction to the structure and operation of electricity markets, covering essential topics such as power system and market operations, transmission, unit commitment, demand response, and risk management.
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Optimizing Power Grid Management with AMPL
Hitachi used AMPL to optimize power grid management in their GridView system, addressing the complex challenges of large-scale energy distribution, including fluctuating demand, supply constraints, and regulatory requirements. AMPL provided a flexible and efficient modeling environment that allowed Hitachi to develop and refine sophisticated optimization models without being locked into a specific solver. This enabled rapid prototyping, improved computational performance, and seamless integration with GridView’s existing infrastructure. By leveraging AMPL, Hitachi enhanced GridView’s ability to deliver fast, accurate, and scalable solutions for utilities managing grid operations, ultimately improving reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness in power distribution.
From high-performance solvers and cloud platforms to enterprise APIs and modeling environments, AMPL integrates with the industry’s leading tools to power faster decision-making and scalable optimization in energy applications.
If you’re working on complex optimization models and need specialized support, our consulting and training teams are here to help. We provide industry-tuned solutions to enhance grid reliability, assets efficiency, and investment returns.
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