Power Marketer

Job Summary

The Operations Division of Electri Cities manages Power Supply Operations, Rates, and Settlements for NCEMPA and NCMPA1, and also manages power marketing and resource scheduling functions for NCMPA
1. The Power Marketer position is responsible for optimizing the use of generation resources to economically and reliably meet demand and capture value from surplus energy and capacity in the power market.

• 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, counter party 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 counter parties, 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 Electri Cities 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.

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.

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.

• 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 counter parties 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, Power
  
  BI, or other reporting and analytic software is preferred.

Electri Cities is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Electri Cities 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. Electri Cities manages the power supply for two power agencies in North Carolina and provides technical services to assist members in operating their electric distribution systems.

Electri Cities 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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