Advisor, Energy Markets and Optimization

Clean Power Alliance is seeking an Advisor, Energy Markets and Optimization to shape how its clean energy portfolio performs in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) market. The role will build and apply models to optimize portfolio value, evaluate congestion and market risk, inform bidding and Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR) strategies, and assess the impacts of market policy and design changes, with a focus on storage resources.

Requirements

• Portfolio Operations and Optimization: Develop and apply analytical models and optimization frameworks to review resource availability, outages, bidding outcomes, and market performance.
• Performance Reporting and Analytics: Develop, implement, and enhance after-the-fact analysis and performance reporting of CPA’s resources and portfolio.
• Resource Onboarding: Responsible for ensuring resources meet operational, systems, and contractual requirements and are effectively integrated into CPA’s portfolio.
• Energy Policy and Market Changes: Serve as a technical advisor and liaison with CAISO and other wholesale energy market organizations.
• Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR) Strategy and Risk Management: Lead CPA’s CRR program, including development and maintenance of CRR models, evaluation of monthly and annual CRR strategies, and analysis of CRR performance and congestion risk exposure.
• Management Support: Prepare clear, decision-focused analyses, reports, and presentations for management and Board-level communications.

Benefits

• Health care
• 401(k)-like match program
• Paid vacation
• Sick leave