Load Forecasting Specialist

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We’re one of the country’s largest energy companies, with a vision of powering a future where people use energy more efficiently and it’s safer and delivered more reliably than ever. We’re also deeply connected to the communities we serve, with more than 13,000 employees working together to support our customers and make a difference every day.

Here, you’ll have the stability and exciting opportunities that come with being a Fortune 500 company — along with a supportive, friendly work environment where your contributions are valued.

We offer a flexible work environment designed to balance employee needs with collaboration and operational excellence. Roles fall into two categories:

• Hybrid: A blend of remote and onsite work, with at least three onsite days per week required.

As an employee, if you are regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week, you will have access to a wide range of comprehensive benefits designed to support your total well-being: medical, dental, vision, paternal leave and family leave programs, behavioral health programs, 401(k), life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and generous paid time off.

More than 13,000 people already call PSEG their work home, taking pride in providing safe, reliable service to millions of customers. If you’re looking for a place where you can build a meaningful career and help power and support our communities, we’d love to welcome you to the team.

PSEG is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

This position provides analytical support to the Power System Management organization, which includes developing forecasts of electricity use for 1.1 million Long Island customers with annual sales of over 18,000 GWH and a summer peak load of 5,400 MW. Candidates will interact with all members of Power Markets as well as colleagues in Finance, Energy Efficiency, Electric Operations and with Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) and New York State Department of Public Service (DPS).

The range of activities for this position may run from analyzing and explaining customer electric use to acting as lead with other PSEG Long Island organizations for financial, resource and reliability planning. The candidate is expected to become the subject matter expert (SME) and to be able to coach and lead others.

More specifically, responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Monitor electricity use, weather, economic and demographic results and develop variance analyses for reporting to PSEGLI, LIPA and DPS each month.
• Participate on the NYISO's Load Forecasting Task Force (LFTF) to ensure compliance with federal, regional and New York State regulatory requirements for reliability
• Prepare written testimony and exhibits supporting PSEGLl's load forecast for DPS Rate Cases
• Respond to requests from federal, regional, state and local authorities for historical and forecasted utility data and analyses
• Develop regression models for the weather normalization and probabilistic distribution of System Peak Demand
• Create spatial load, load pocket, feeder and extreme weather forecast projections to support of Distributed System Implementation Plan (DSIP) goals under the NYS DPS Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiative
• Prepare operational analyses and provide recommendations for deployment of real time peak load reduction programs
• Support regulatory proceedings and forecast requirements for Fuel & Purchase Power Cost Projections, Capital Budgets, PSEGLI Integrated Resource Plan, LIPA Financing & Securitization and various ISO filings including FERC 715
• Develop hourly electric load simulations for economic dispatch…