Conleigh Byers
I am a researcher and consultant in electricity market design, power systems planning, and electricity sector regulation with FTI Consulting. Previously, I was an Environmental Fellow hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability. My research uses tools from operations research, electrical engineering, and economics to design decarbonized energy systems.
I received my doctorate in Electrical Engineering from ETH Zürich, the S.M. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and S.M. in Technology & Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.S.E. from Princeton University.
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| Dec 2025 | A new working paper on electricity market design and risk, focusing on participatory (active) demand is available. We also have an expanded policy brief on participatory demand and new large loads. |
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| Oct 2024 | My paper on long-run pricing in markets with non-convexities has won the 2024 INFORMS Best Paper in Energy Award |
| Jun 2024 | Submitted commentary on the Australian transmission access reform |
| Jun 2024 | Invited to present on demand participation in electricity markets at the European Future Power Market Platform |
| Apr 2024 | My presentation at the Harvard Energy Policy Seminar on The Future of Resource Adequacy in a Decarbonized Grid is available online. summary | recording | slides |