ElectriCities of NC: Power Marketer
ElectriCities of North Carolina Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27601
The Operations Division of ElectriCities manages Power Supply Operations, Rates, and Settlements for NCEMPA and NCMPA1, and also manages power marketing and resource scheduling functions for NCMPA1. The Power Marketer position has responsibility to optimize the use of generation resources to economically and reliably meet demand and capture value from surplus energy and capacity in the power market.
Primary Responsibilities
Ensure that NCMPA1 meets its hourly demands using NCMPA1 generation resources and/or short-term purchases of market energy, capacity, and fuel.
Develop and implement power, gas, and oil purchase and sales transaction strategies for NCMPA1 to maximize benefits and minimize costs and risk while taking into consideration reliability, counterparty exposure, transmission costs, and ancillary service costs.
Duties to support the above responsibilities include:
Monitor market conditions and rebalance portfolio positions as needed.
Schedule and tag power and gas transactions.
Ensure that power transactions have appropriate transmission arrangements and network resource designation by Duke.
Operate within contractual limits and risk management policies.
Record transaction data.
Manage broker and contractual relationships.
Make OASIS reservations.
Collaboratively analyze portfolio optimization performance to improve future decisions.
Coordinate operations activities with the short-term (hourly) contractor by preparing and sending daily setup packets.
Support power supply budget planning and reporting processes.
Maintain professional relationships with power and fuel market counterparties, while identifying and pursuing new relationships to expand NCMPA1’s market reach.
Coordinate the use of Generators, Distributed Generation and Demand Side Management assets with NCMPA1 Operations team.
Support Operations team by monitoring real-time energy management system data and assisting with telemetry, billing, and metering issues.
Represent the interests of the Agencies and ElectriCities by participating in and interacting with various local, regional and national organizations that affect the energy markets and the ability to optimize portfolio value.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Job Requirements Controls The Power Marketer reports directly to the Vice President, Operations, who reviews the employee’s work and provides professional guidance as needed. The Power Marketer must be willing and able to accept direct responsibility and accountability for their actions; act individually or with a team as appropriate for the situation; and work on their own initiative with a minimum of supervision. This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Physical Requirements The Power Marketer must maintain the physical condition necessary to perform tasks in an office setting such as operating a personal computer, keyboard, and other peripheral equipment. Occasional travel within the state of North Carolina is required.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business, engineering, or data analytics plus 2 years of power marketing or other work involving similar customer interaction combined with complex analysis and decision-making; or 5 years of combined experience in power marketing and electric utility operations.
Excellent communication, teamwork and negotiation skills.
Familiarity with trading practices and counterparties within the SERC and PJM regions is highly desirable.
Knowledge and experience with FERC, NERC, NAESB, SERC, SEEM, and PJM operating standards and/or business practices and their development is a plus.
Familiarity with ICE, OASIS, PJM Data Miner, intermediate to advanced Excel functions, Tableau, PowerBI, or other reporting and analytic software is preferred.
ElectriCities is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
About ElectriCities ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc., is the membership organization that provides power supply and related critical services to over 90 community-owned electric systems in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia—collectively known as public power. ElectriCities manages the power supply for two power agencies in North Carolina and provides technical services to assist members in operating their electric distribution systems. ElectriCities also helps these locally owned and operated public power providers thrive today and in the future by delivering innovative services, including legislative, technical, communications, and economic development expertise.
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Primary Responsibilities
Ensure that NCMPA1 meets its hourly demands using NCMPA1 generation resources and/or short-term purchases of market energy, capacity, and fuel.
Develop and implement power, gas, and oil purchase and sales transaction strategies for NCMPA1 to maximize benefits and minimize costs and risk while taking into consideration reliability, counterparty exposure, transmission costs, and ancillary service costs.
Duties to support the above responsibilities include:
Monitor market conditions and rebalance portfolio positions as needed.
Schedule and tag power and gas transactions.
Ensure that power transactions have appropriate transmission arrangements and network resource designation by Duke.
Operate within contractual limits and risk management policies.
Record transaction data.
Manage broker and contractual relationships.
Make OASIS reservations.
Collaboratively analyze portfolio optimization performance to improve future decisions.
Coordinate operations activities with the short-term (hourly) contractor by preparing and sending daily setup packets.
Support power supply budget planning and reporting processes.
Maintain professional relationships with power and fuel market counterparties, while identifying and pursuing new relationships to expand NCMPA1’s market reach.
Coordinate the use of Generators, Distributed Generation and Demand Side Management assets with NCMPA1 Operations team.
Support Operations team by monitoring real-time energy management system data and assisting with telemetry, billing, and metering issues.
Represent the interests of the Agencies and ElectriCities by participating in and interacting with various local, regional and national organizations that affect the energy markets and the ability to optimize portfolio value.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Job Requirements Controls The Power Marketer reports directly to the Vice President, Operations, who reviews the employee’s work and provides professional guidance as needed. The Power Marketer must be willing and able to accept direct responsibility and accountability for their actions; act individually or with a team as appropriate for the situation; and work on their own initiative with a minimum of supervision. This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Physical Requirements The Power Marketer must maintain the physical condition necessary to perform tasks in an office setting such as operating a personal computer, keyboard, and other peripheral equipment. Occasional travel within the state of North Carolina is required.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business, engineering, or data analytics plus 2 years of power marketing or other work involving similar customer interaction combined with complex analysis and decision-making; or 5 years of combined experience in power marketing and electric utility operations.
Excellent communication, teamwork and negotiation skills.
Familiarity with trading practices and counterparties within the SERC and PJM regions is highly desirable.
Knowledge and experience with FERC, NERC, NAESB, SERC, SEEM, and PJM operating standards and/or business practices and their development is a plus.
Familiarity with ICE, OASIS, PJM Data Miner, intermediate to advanced Excel functions, Tableau, PowerBI, or other reporting and analytic software is preferred.
ElectriCities is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
About ElectriCities ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc., is the membership organization that provides power supply and related critical services to over 90 community-owned electric systems in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia—collectively known as public power. ElectriCities manages the power supply for two power agencies in North Carolina and provides technical services to assist members in operating their electric distribution systems. ElectriCities also helps these locally owned and operated public power providers thrive today and in the future by delivering innovative services, including legislative, technical, communications, and economic development expertise.
Find job openings at ElectriCities or one of our member utilities.
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