This position is highly analytical, involving data analyses, modeling and reporting functions including but not limited to 1) Validating imbalance market settlement data and making recommendations to improve market interactions; 2) Aggregating multiple data sources to calculate a profit and loss of bilateral trades and imbalance market participation; 3) Spreadsheet creation and analyses; 4) Following market issues and representing AEPCO and its Members in regional working groups; 5) Understanding AEPCO’s Member energy allocation program to determine how best to incorporate imbalance energy and market trades and; 6) Other analyses and skills as may be necessary for departmental success.

This position will work closely with ACES related to front office activities for our Members and Customers.

• Analyzing CAISO EIM and SPP WEIS operation and settlement data to validate accuracy and identify irregularities for further analysis.
• Completing market settlement dispute justifications and completing the dispute process, including CAISO CIDI tickets.
• Calculating profit and loss of bilateral trades and organized market participation.
• Identifying opportunities to improve market performance and making recommendations.
• Tracking CAISO and SPP issues and actively participating in User Group meetings.
• Providing expertise in energy accounting and imbalance calculations to support Member billing and business practice development.

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Economics, Mathematics or another technical field.
• 1 plus years of power system experience.
• Basic knowledge of the power industry, generation operations, and energy trading.
• Basic knowledge of balancing, interchange, and transmission operations.
• Basic knowledge of EIM operations and settlement, especially CAISO and SPP.
• The ability to think dynamically and independently under pressure is essential.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing and to work in teams.
• Experience with analytical software and programming in Excel, Power BI, VBA, R Suite, or similar.
• Ability to work independently, with a high degree of deductive reasoning, creativity and problem solving.

About Arizona G&T Cooperatives

We are Member-owned, not-for-profit electric generation and transmission (G&T) cooperatives. Working together, our employees fulfill the joint mission of providing reliable, affordable power to electric coops across the Southwest. Arizona G&T Cooperatives provide power to more than 160,000 electric meters and 400,000 people in Arizona, California and New Mexico through six Class A Member distribution cooperatives. One of 63 G&T electric coops in the nation, we own and operate Apache Generating Station near Cochise, east of Benson. The plant has a combined gross generating capacity of 605 megawatts. We also purchase power to meet member energy needs during peak summer energy use. Our transmission system operates and maintains more than 622 miles of electric power transmission line and 27 substations reaching out from our Apache Generating Station, across Arizona to the northwestern corner of the state. We also operate more than 30 telecommunications towers used for phone and data relay services by our member cooperatives and customers.

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