Senior Analyst​/Associate, Transmission Modeling - West

What The Role Is

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Transmission Modeling, this role will be responsible for supporting the analysis of CAISO and WECC power markets with a focus on transmission analysis, congestion, and curtailment risk. This analysis will support project siting and sizing for greenfield development, M&A activities, and hedging basis risk for the operating portfolio of wind, solar, and storage assets.

• Senior Analyst: $110,000 - $137,000
• Associate: $122,000 - $155,000

If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications but believe you can contribute, please submit your resume.

Transmission Modeling & Analysis

• Perform short- and medium-term SCED studies to develop the Company’s internal view on the basis, curtailment, and congestion associated with the Company’s development and operating fleet.
• Support the energy optimization/trading team with scenario-based analysis to mitigate market risks via FTRs, DA, or term trading.
• Analyze market impacts due to planned generation, transmission, retirements, and evolving energy market fundamentals to draw inferences and present results in a clear and understandable format to internal stakeholders.
• Provide insights and analysis into congestion and curtailment in support of offtake structures (vPPAs, BESS tolls, etc).
• Maintain updates to internal production-cost models based on changes to energy market fundamentals like transmission upgrades, new build, retirements, load, and gas prices.
• Lead and manage engagements with external transmission consultants to develop independent transmission, congestion, and curtailment reports in support of third-party project financing.
• Participate in relevant ISO, RTO, and PUC transmission and planning stakeholder meetings and inform the Company of market developments that may impact system congestion and transmission capacity constraints.

Fundamental Analysis

• Support long-term fundamental market view development by analyzing the interconnection queue & IRP, and the resulting new build over the near and medium term.
• Provide an updated view on zonal transfer flow limits based on transmission upgrades and expansion.

• Represent the team in periodic development calls with other stakeholders and keep track of project statuses, deliverables, and analysis requests.

• Bachelor’s degree required in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in an analytical role at a renewable energy developer, ISO, RTO, energy trading firm, or other relevant experience.
• 2+ years of related power systems, electric market design, or energy trading experience.
• 2+ years of experience performing production-cost modeling analyses using SCED software platforms (ex. PROMOD, PLEXOS, Dayzer, UPLAN, or Grid View).
• Knowledge of market fundamentals within the CAISO & WECC.
• Knowledge of power systems and market analysis tools, including power flow, contingency analysis, and production-cost modeling.
• Understanding of transmission systems, power flow, congestion, and curtailment.
• Fundamental knowledge of how solar, wind, and battery storage assets operate within the various energy markets.
• Working knowledge of SQL and Python, or another programming language.
• Knowledge of ISO and RTO wholesale market operations and applicable state regulations.
• Working knowledge of the various forms of capacity and ancillary services markets.
• Proven problem-solving and negotiation skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment.

• 5+ years of experience in an analytical role at a renewable energy developer, ISO, RTO, energy trading firm, or other relevant experience.
• 3+ years of experience with SCED analysis using PROMOD.

• 2+ years of direct experience working at a renewable development company or an IPP.

Clearway will not sponsor non-immigrant visas for this position (H-1B, TN, E-3, etc.).

Clearway offers all eligible employees working 20+ hours per week a comprehensive menu of benefits:…