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The Senior Planning Analyst works under the direction of the Vice President of Member Services to support the goal of supplying reliable and low cost wholesale power to Member cooperatives. This position will be responsible for performing Cooperative Energy Inc. (CEI)’s long-term resource planning activities including CEI Members’ load forecasting, wholesale power cost modeling, scenario analysis, budgeting, and reporting activities.
Responsibilities
Prepare the long range power cost forecast for each CEI Member:
- Maintain and enhance generation resource dispatch model.
- Maintain and utilize fixed cost forecast and integrate with resource dispatch model.
- Review and utilize load forecasts from Members. Suggest changes where appropriate.
Analyze and make recommendations regarding the organization’s future power supply alternatives:
- Identify and research power supply options from regional market participants.
- Forecast associated costs.
- Assess operational and cost impact on current resources.
- Analyze and recommend power supply options made available from Oglethorpe Power, Green Power, and other key power suppliers.
- Forecast associated costs.
- Assess operational and cost impact on current resources.
- Recommend appropriate level of participation, if any, for each option.
- Support commercial operations with data and analysis.
- Confirm and utilize data from generation forecast model.
- Monitor price trends and associated impact on expected future power supply.
- Complete data modeling and analysis, scenario analysis, and ad hoc reporting to support commercial operations, Member requests, and senior management requests.
- Coordinate with database manager to develop necessary programming to achieve company wholesale power cost modeling goals and objectives.
Support procurement efforts to meet the power supply needs of Members, including the preparation of solicitations/requests for offers of energy and capacity products, supplier/developer communications, analytical support during proposal/bid evaluation and contract negotiations.
Required Skills and Abilities
- Advanced spreadsheet skills.
- Experience with forecast models and database use.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Advanced analytical skills and the ability to draw conclusions from data.
- Strong business acumen, experience bringing insightful commentary regarding analysis and results, and recognition of trends.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, and policies.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
Education and Work Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering.
- Four years of experience developing and using complex models for analysis required. Electric utility experience highly desired.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Medical, dental, vision & prescription drug coverage
- Health Savings Account
- Life insurance & disability
- 401K with company match
- Paid holidays and time off
Hybrid Remote Position
Energy Consulting Group LLC participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
