Job Details: Energy Market & Price Projection Data Analyst

Job Title Energy Market & Price Projection Data Analyst
Company E Source Companies, LLC
Location Boulder CO (US)
Date Posted 02/01/10
Based in Boulder, Colorado, E Source is a creative, collaborative, and energetic company with more than 70 people on staff. In 2008, E Source was selected as one of the best companies to work for in Colorado. For 20 years, E Source has been offering a broad and changing line of energy information and advisory services to the energy industry, targeting utilities, government organizations, and large end users across North America.

E Source is hiring an Energy Market and Price Projection Specialist. This position will primarily be tasked with conducting research on retail electricity price drivers including fuel- and nonfuel-related events; working on our retail rate forecast model including entering inputs, running the model, output analysis, and back-testing outputs; conducting research on rate case activity across the U.S.; conducting primary and secondary research on generation fuels; running models and delivering information to clients; conducting energy market research; preparing client presentations; and performing many other energy analytics functions.

We’re seeking a well-rounded candidate with the right mix of experience in primary and secondary energy research; energy economics; supply-side analysis; energy pricing analysis for both retail and wholesale electricity; fuel economics for natural gas, coal, nuclear, and renewable fuels; rate case interpretation and analysis; energy regulatory processes at the federal and state level; supply and demand forecast modeling; price forecast modeling; and statistical analysis.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Research U.S. electric and gas utility regulations, rates, tariff models, market rules, and public utility commission actions via direct data feeds, as well as by telephone and Internet to populate and maintain a database and forecasting system
• Update tariff models for electricity and natural gas
• Conduct research and provide analysis of generation fuels markets, including price dynamics
• Handle ongoing data acquisition and entry, as well as periodic requests for data retrieval
• Provide analysis of retail electricity price behavior, rate case activity, and regulatory effects on retail electric prices
• Model future retail electricity and gas prices
• Develop or contribute to responses to Member Inquiries, providing complete and accurate information that generates a positive customer response
• Create client presentations on various aspects of the energy industry
• Help clients to understand retail electricity price projections, dynamics, and impacts
• Participate in new product development
• Work with E Source team members to facilitate access to and use of information
• Perform effectively as an individual and as a cooperative and effective member of a team serving multiple internal/external clients
• Perform research, analysis, and other related tasks as requested

Qualifications

• Five years of experience with retail electricity and natural gas pricing analysis and/or wholesale electricity generation analysis
• Ability to assist in advanced modeling to include wholesale price projections, portfolio value at-risk analysis, portfolio risk optimization under uncertainty, and other statistical modeling is required
• Motivation to learn and grow within a team environment
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Experience using Microsoft Access
• Experience with statistical modeling methods
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• BA or BS required; degree in economics, statistics, or mathematics preferred and an advanced degree is a plus

In addition to competitive salaries and benefits, E Source offers an energized, upbeat work environment. Our business culture rewards goal-oriented professionals who enjoy meeting challenges head-on.
E Source is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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