Generation Dispatcher I, II or Sr.

Job Description

Company Summary Statement

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.

Overview

This position controls and coordinates internal and external generation and wholesale assets to manage resource to load balance within industry criteria, requirements, regulations and compliance measures. This position takes actions to maintain real time operational compliance including compliance with current NERC reliability standards. This position is responsible for economically dispatching assets and works with energy trading to maximize off system transactions. This position directs and controls generation in real time, coordinates unit commitment and provides direction to plant personnel for real time, forward and emergency operations associated with generation dispatch functions within reliability, safety and environmental regulations. This position provides the Reliability Coordinator and Balancing Authority /Transmission Operator with required information and responds to reliability directives in a timely manner. This position performs real time and day ahead load forecasting, data validation and required reporting processes under guidance of senior staff members.

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Responsibilities

Qualifications

Required Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering, science, mathematics, business, or an applicable field or an equivalent combination of education and experience on a year-for-year basis

Required Experience

Preferred Qualifications

Licenses/Certifications/Other Qualifications

Ability to pass and retain Industry related certification(s)