Kiran Kumaraswamy has expertise in transmission planning studies, transmission asset valuation, due diligence, locational marginal price (LMP) forecasting, merchant transmission investment assessment, and power systems modeling. He also specializes in generation interconnection assessments, estimation of transmission congestion, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reliability standards compliance, and benefits of regional transmission organizations (RTO) in deregulated energy markets. Prior to joining ICF, Mr. Kumaraswamy worked on the dynamics of distributed generation (DG) systems where he studied the modeling of fuel cells and microturbines related to power generation.
Mr. Kumaraswamy extensively uses GE-MAPS©, PowerWorld©, and PSLF© for modeling applications and analysis. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP), he holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Madras, India.