Senior Analyst, Power Fundamentals

Irving, TX 75039 | Work from home flexibility

Posted: 05/22/2025 Industry: Energy-Front Office Job Number: 1845

Job Description

An integrated energy company with power generation and retail load seeks a Senior Analyst, Power Fundamentals. The position models and identifies fundamental drivers for the CAISO and MISO power markets used by the Commercial Team (Asset Traders) and Corporate Finance (Strategy, M&A, Planning, Development, Regulatory).

Responsibilities include:
  • Conduct fundamental research, supply and demand modeling, and analysis in CaISO and MISO power markets using Power Systems Optimizer (PSO) 
  • Monitor industry regulations and track market rule changes, plant retirements, new renewable and thermal generation builds, transmission upgrades, near- and mid-term demand, and fuel prices
  • Provide power price forecasts, key POVs and market drivers, and related congestion impacts
  • Short/medium term capacity and energy forecasts (~1-5 year modeling horizon)
  • Long-term capacity/retirement forecasts (~10-year modeling horizon)
  • Support company strategic investment decisions including business development projects and M&A transactions
  • Maintain a detailed knowledge of CAISO and MISO ISO rules including capacity market rules
  • Assist Asset Traders with capacity market bidding
  • Become a SME for company’s fundamental software tools including Power Systems Optimizer (PSO)
Professional and Educational Requirements:
  • A bachelor's degree in a business discipline with an advanced degree preferred
  • Minimum ~4+ years of professional experience in power fundamental modeling for the North American power markets at a utility, IPP, merchant trading firm, or energy consulting firm
  • An understanding of the North American power supply/demand and infrastructure fundamentals
  • Experience with production cost modeling
  • High-level understanding of transmission analysis
  • Model-building skills; experienced with analytical and data manipulation applications
  • Experience with one or more markets: CAISO, ERCOT, MISO, NEISO, NYISO, PJM, or SPP
  • Experience with CAISO or MISO is desired but not required
  • Experience with market software, including PLEXOS, AURORA, DAYZER, GE-MAPS, PROMOD, Power Systems Optimizer (PSO), or similar software packages
  • Desire to be a part of a high-performing and analytical team
  • Ability to think commercially with strong communication skills 
  • Experience with at least one programming language generally used in financial models, such as VBA, MATLAB, Python, R, SAS, etc. (highly desired)

Job Requirements

power fundamental, power fundamentals, power fundamentals, power fundamental models, power market analysis, market analysis, power market analytics, market analytics, CAISO, ERCOT, MISO, NEISO, NYISO, PJM, SPP, capacity market, capacity markets, energy market, energy markets, production cost modeling, power flow modeling, transmission, transmission analysis, nodal, zonal, PLEXOS, AURORA, DAYZER, GE-MAPS, PROMOD, Power Systems Optimizer, PSO, supply, demand, power generation, North American, utility, Independent Power Producer, IPP, ISO, plant retirements, renewable generation, thermal generation builds, transmission upgrades, near- and mid-term demand, and fuel prices
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