Sr. Analyst Power Fundamentals (Information Technology)
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Job Summary
Active engagement in and analytic support of regulatory and technology trend such as wind, solar, and storage, competitor intelligence, and effect on power price, heat rate, and volume across CAISO, PJM, MISO, and NE/NYThe overall objective of this role is to develop proprietary points-of-view on supplemental fundamental drivers of key power market from technological and regulatory point of views in order to support commercial decision-making
Job Description
Key Accountabilities
- Support commercial team by providing short-term and long-term fundamental views as necessary, renewable resources and their cost trends, to assist commercial and point of views in all key markets
- Deep understanding and continuous improvement of the company's fundamental power modeling tools
- Determine market price and congestion impact due to potential market changes including new renewables, transmission upgrades, supply / demand evolution, and market rule changes
- Perform fundamental analysis to support investment decisions including capital projects and M&A activity
- As needed, apply data science techniques to improve decision-making in energy & capacity markets
- Detailed knowledge of capacity market rules and fundamentals to support capacity market bidding activity and other commercial decision-making
- Up-to-date knowledge on plant retirements, new entries especially in new renewables, mid-term demand and fuel price expectations
Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements
- 6+ years of progressive experience or any other equivalent experience and training which provides a commensurate level of knowledge, skills, and abilities towards engineering, mathematics, statistics or analytics
- Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to above skills
- Excellent knowledge of wholesale and retail energy markets with experience in multiple geographies
- Fundamental modeling skills with programs such as GE-MAPS, PROMOD, Aurora, or similar, is a plus
- Skills in data science and programming are considered a plus.
- Knowledge of SQL, Python (or similar) and Microsoft Power BI is a plus.
- Presentation, communication, and negotiation skills
- Minimum education is High School Diploma or equivalency
Key Metrics
- EBITDA growth
- Origination Contribution Margin
- Commercial Contribution Margin
- Model accuracy
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