Full-Time Principal, Energy Market Policy

Under the general direction of the Director, acts as a technical expert providing expertise and support to the division, executives, and leadership on energy market design and issues.

Engages with regulatory entities, customers, and regional partners on matters related to energy market evolution and challenges.

Provides senior-level expertise on a diverse array of energy policy and market matters, including expertise on matters arising during ISO market footprint growth.

What Will You Be Doing:

1. Conduct thorough evaluations of operation and market performance, analyzing industry trends, west-wide industry resource, and grid information.
2. Utilize data to inform ISO policy and strategic direction, focusing on the growth of the ISO market footprint and addressing seams between the market footprint and surrounding market and non-market areas.
3. Interpret market performance data to make meaningful assessments of market trends.
4. Advise on policy changes and strategic market direction based on data-driven insights.
5. Serve as a subject matter expert to the executive leadership team and Board of Governors regarding California ISO markets and potential changes.
6. Stay abreast of global electricity market designs to recommend best practices and innovative solutions.
7. Provide perspective from direct expertise with the growth and evolution of ISO markets and translate lessons to the California ISO context.
8. Provide technical and strategic expertise on the continual development of market structure and design in support of corporate strategy and initiatives.
9. Shape wholesale electricity market design to meet challenges associated with the grid today and in the future.
10. Collaborate with executives and staff to ensure policy development produces reliable, open, cost-effective service as we continue to decarbonize and transition to deeper regional markets.
11. Interact and collaborate with the Market Surveillance Committee to ensure they can adequately advise the Board of Governors and Governing Body on market design changes.
12. Represent CAISO in regulatory, stakeholder, and industry forums dealing with market design and performance.
13. Act as an expert witness or subject matter expert on complex market design matters before regulatory agencies.
14. Make presentations to the CAISO Board of Governors, WEM Governing Body, CAISO Enterprise Board, and stakeholders, contributing to regulatory filings.
15. Build, maintain, and leverage relationships with peers and customers to solicit and inform perspectives on market design and performance.
16. Proactively engage a broad range of stakeholders in California and across the West to advance Energy Imbalance Market and Extended Day-Ahead Market initiatives.
17. Serve as a market expert in strategic engagements with industry participants, furthering wholesale markets in the West.
18. Represent the ISO in interactions with customers, FERC, and state agencies.

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