Associate Forecasting and Planning Analyst

About Silicon Valley Clean Energy

Formed in 2016, Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) is a public Community Choice Energy service provider serving approximately 270,000 residential and commercial customer accounts in thirteen Santa Clara County communities. SVCE’s mission is to provide customers with renewable and carbon-free electricity at competitive rates, and further accelerate decarbonization through deployment of innovative local programs. Key program areas include: building electrification, electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, battery storage and demand management programs. Since the organization’s service launch in 2017, SVCE has provided clean to all residential and commercial energy customers in SVCE’s member communities, carbon-free electricity. SVCE has saved its customers more than $90M and dedicated $84M to customer offers, programs and services. SVCE is a joint-powers agency governed by a Board of Directors comprised of an elected official from each of SVCE’s thirteen member communities.

By providing reliable and responsive carbon-free electricity service at competitive rates, SVCE maintains a 96+% customer participation rate and a strong financial foundation. Access to carbon-free electricity has helped our communities take a major step in fighting climate change, reducing local emissions by more than 30% from a 2015 baseline. Yet supplying clean electricity is just the start. It is essential that SVCE continues to proactively engage with our customers and community stakeholders in the electrification journey - helping to inspire, educate, and enable action in transitioning from fossil fuels to clean electricity – in homes, buildings, and transportation.

The SVCE Culture

Achieving SVCE’s ambitious and urgent mission requires a team capable of meeting the tremendous challenges embedded in these goals. SVCE develops and fosters a diverse and talented team that thrives in a dynamic and fast-changing environment. As such, at SVCE we recruit and retain smart, passionate, innovative, and collaborative employees. Company employees contribute, as a team and as individuals, to continuously building and supporting a culture of collaboration and trust. SVCE employees encourage creativity and the free flow of ideas to spur innovation. The workplace environment is adaptable, and technology enabled to drive innovative solutions. SVCE emphasizes focus and prioritization across departments to achieve quality, rather than simply quantity of output. SVCE provides a rewarding workplace experience where productivity can be maintained across a variety of work environments. SVCE provides opportunities for growth, engagement, and support professional and personal development. SVCE offers opportunities that position their people, as well as SVCE, for success.

More information can be found at: www.svcleanenergy.org

Location: Hybrid flexible to Sunnyvale, CA pending team and company needs

# About the role

# Summary Description

Under general direction of the Director of Regulatory, Policy and Planning, the Associate Forecasting and Planning Analyst/ Forecasting and Planning Analyst (“Analyst”), supports efforts related to load forecasting, power portfolio planning, and long-term strategic planning efforts. The Analyst will work across SVCE’s teams to develop and implement solutions in support of SVCE’s greenhouse gas reduction goals.

Supervision Received and Exercised

This position reports directly to the Director of Regulatory, Policy and Planning. Management of consultants and contractors is expected. This position has no direct reports. If hired at the Analyst level, it may supervise temporary and/or internship positions.

# Essential Functions

Applicants at the Analyst level will be considered if they have prior experience leading forecasting and analytical projects in the power sector independently.

Applicants at the Associate Analyst level should have professional and/or educational experience in completing analysis related to forecasting and/or electricity planning. Associate analysts will be expected to support development of forecasts and planning deliverables with on-going support from management and senior planners.

- Provide lead analytical support to the agency to support long-term planning efforts.

- Develop and manage models and tools to forecast resource needs, complete asset valuations and assess potential impact of policy proposals to SVCE’s portfolio and customers.

- Ability to develop and model relevant planning scenarios for the organization based on industry and policy trends.

- Support development of SVCE’s internal load forecast, including customer adoption of load modifiers such as DERs and EVs.

- Support development of SVCE’s Integrated Resource Plan, including both portfolio modeling and contributions to final plan narrative.

- Assist in the development of technology, policy, and economic analysis to support the planning, design, development, and evaluation of programs to support decarbonization and grid integration across SVCE service territory.

- Support legislative and regulatory efforts by providing subject matter expertise and/or policy analysis.

- Support the development and implementation of SVCE’s overarching decarbonization roadmap.

- Monitor and evaluate long-term market and policy outlooks, including emerging technologies.

- Write staff reports and presentations for Board and Committee meetings.

- Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge and Skills

- Experience in running capacity expansion and/or production cost models.

- Experience in developing electric load forecasts.

- Familiarity with valuation of distributed energy resources, programs and/or front of the meter resources.

- Understanding of regulatory and legislative activities relating to resource planning, decarbonization, distributed energy resources and/or demand response.

- Familiarity with policies and procedures at the CPUC, CEC, CARB and the California ISO related to wholesale energy market, compliance related programs and products and greenhouse gas emissions and power content reporting.

- Understanding of wholesale and retail power markets and resource planning.

Abilities

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

- Superior project management skills, including managing multiple priorities.

- Superior people management experience and skills.

- Self-directed and comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-paced start-up environment.

- Ability to synthesize complex analytics into concise presentations and written materials.

- Ability to work independently or in a team, as needed.

- Excellent written and oral communication skills.

# Qualifications

Education

A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college in:

- Science

- Technology

- Engineering

- Mathematics

- Economics

- Public policy

- Environmental science

- Or a related field.

A Master’s Degree in the aforementioned fields can substitute for up to one (1) year of the required experience.

A Doctoral Degree in the aforementioned fields can substitute for up to three (3) years of the required experience.

Experience

Associate Level:

One (1) to four (4) years of experience as electricity forecasting or planning as an analyst ideally at an electric utility, regulatory agency, cleantech company, or similar organization.

Analyst / Planner Level:

Five (5) to ten (10) years, depending on level, of progressively responsible experience as electricity forecasting or planning analyst at an electric utility, regulatory agency, cleantech company, or similar organization.

# Physical and Working Conditions

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment:

Work is performed in a typical office setting with exposure to computer screens and at public events (fairs, meeting rooms, farmers’ markets, etc.) with moderate noise and will require some evening and weekend work. The noise level in the work environment is usually typical of an office environment and public events.

Location:

This position is hybrid flexible to Sunnyvale, CA. Onsite requirements are dependent on company and team needs.

Physical:

While performing the duties of this class, employees are regularly required to sit, walk, and stand; talk or hear, in person and by telephone; reach with hands and arms. Employees are occasionally required to walk, and stand for prolonged periods; stoop, bend, kneel and twist; and may lift up to twenty pounds. Employees must be able to communicate in person, in writing, and by telephone with Board members, management, co-workers, vendors, consultants, and with the public in face-to-face, one-on-one, and group settings.

Vision:

See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and operate assigned equipment.

Hearing:

Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

# -SVCE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER-

The pay range for this role is:

140,264 - 213,198 USD per year(US)