PacifiCorp, Inc.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Net Power Cost Specialist

Posted over 1 month ago

Job Description

PacifiCorp, Inc. is seeking a Net Power Cost Specialist for its Portland, Oregon office.


Job Duties:   Apply power engineering principles and knowledge to provide advice, counsel and leadership to the net power cost group; Make and present recommendations to management and client organizations regarding net power cost filings and cost modeling; Gather, analyze and interpret data for trends, forecasts and modeling; Develop and implement new strategies, programs, and/or processes in response to changing internal and external conditions. Telecommuting permitted.

Requirements:  Master's or foreign equivalent degree in Power Engineering or a related field; Plus two years of experience in: 

" Net power cost simulation modeling, cost of service analysis, and pricing analysis.

" A complete understanding of transmission systems and constraints, thermal resources, reserve requirements, resource availability determination, resource commitment logic and dispatch, fuel costs, portfolio of complex wholesale sales and purchase contracts, risk management and mitigation.

" Conducting research, analysis on applicable federal, state, and local governmental laws and regulations.

" Providing technical support, optimization, and client territory modeling for Aurora/PLEXOS.

" Debugging of LT and Zonal results.

" Creation of simulation-ready dataset.


Alternative Requirement: Bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree in Power Engineering or a related field; Plus five years of progressive, post- baccalaureate experience in: 

" Net power cost simulation modeling, cost of service analysis, and pricing analysis.

" A complete understanding of transmission systems and constraints, thermal resources, reserve requirements, resource availability determination, resource commitment logic and dispatch, fuel costs, portfolio of complex wholesale sales and purchase contracts, risk management and mitigation.

" Conducting research, analysis on applicable federal, state, and local governmental laws and regulations.

" Providing technical support, optimization, and client territory modeling for Aurora/PLEXOS.

" Debugging of LT and Zonal results.

" Creation of simulation-ready dataset.


Job Order number must be indicated on your response.


Please send resume to:

Job # 110450

PacifiCorp, Inc.

Sherri Frazier

825 NE Multnomah St., Suite 1800

Portland, OR 97232

or Sherri.Frazier@pacificorp.com





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