This job is eligible for relocation assistance to aid with the costs of relocating to the Colorado Springs area.
Who We Are
- One of the largest four-service public utilities in the nation (over 500,000 customers)
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A national leader in reliability (power on an average of 99.991% of the time)
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Diamond Designation recipient from the American Public Power Association - a utility leader in reliability, safety, workforce development, and system improvements
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Located at the base of the Rocky Mountains in the most desired city to live in the United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2022)
How Will You Make an Impact?
Our Fuels and Purchase Power group is seeking a Senior Real-Time Energy Trader to provide an efficient and reliable electric resource stack (owned-generation, contracts, and market transactions) along with marketing excess capacity to other utilities and marketers. In this role, you will forecast loads, renewable generation, and manage fuel supply for a diverse generation fleet while communicating with forward power trading, natural gas, coal, and transmission system operator desks. Some of the additional ways in which you will make an impact include:
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Working with system operators and trading desks to establish an efficient and reliable hourly resource stack while responding to changes in load using least-cost alternatives
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Evaluating and monetizing surplus capacity positions utilizing substantial knowledge of financial analysis, changing market alternatives, and trading skills
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Negotiating short-term purchases and sales and delivery contracts to ensure demands are met
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Arranging for transmission and ancillary services associated with sales and purchases
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Scheduling energy transactions and supporting our energy settlements group with month-end closeout
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Monitoring daily interchange to verify the accuracy of data and efficiency of overall system operations
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Responding to change load and supply situations
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Submitting offers and ancillary service plans to WEIS Market
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Maintaining balanced hourly interchange with WACM BA
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Loading schedules to the scheduling system and reconciling them against pre-scheduled load data
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Resolving interchange scheduling disputes with utilities and power marketing entities
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Researching and adhering to industry regulations and practices, third-party contract terms, and applicable tariffs (e.g., WECC, NERC, FERC, WSPP, WPP)
Colorado Springs Utilities
121 S Tejon - 5th Floor
Colorado Springs
Colorado United States
www.csu.org
