Sr Resource Modeling Analyst

Requisition ID: 71293

NextEra Analytics provides renewable energy consulting services using industry-leading scientific analysis. As a NextEra Energy Resources company, the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, we thrive on solving the toughest problems facing the energy industry, and creating innovative forecasting and optimization solutions that lead the way into the next era of energy. Do you want to help accelerate the transition to low-cost sustainable energy. Join our world-class team today.

ovative forecasting and optimization solutions that lead the way into the next era of energy.

Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy and its affiliate entities represent the world's largest generator of wind and solar renewable energy. We are currently seeking a Resource Modeling Analyst for our team. In this role, your primary responsibilities will be to work among multi-disciplinary project teams to numerically model Demand Energy Management systems for Utility and Commercial/Industrial Customers. Applicants with backgrounds in Distribution and Power System Analysis, Electricity Markets, Optimization, Operations Research, Decision Analysis, and Renewable Energies (Wind, Solar, and Storage) are highly encouraged to apply.

This role will support all Distributed Generation Solar and Storage projects. The candidate for this position will be responsible for leading complex energy optimization projects that include and are not limited to: Microgrid applications, Demand Energy Management, Solar and Storage Design, Generation stack, Market Analytics, Renewable Investments, and more. The ideal candidate will have excellent professional skills (problem-solving, critical thinking, time management, organizational skills), experience in modeling Storage Dispatch Models, an inherent passion for renewable energy and complex microgrid applications, strong independent decision-making skills, and leadership qualities.

This position will work on creating ad-hoc optimization efforts analyzing site-specific resource(s), estimating long-term power production estimates, and communicating/presenting results to upper management. Employees in this role are also responsible for independent production responsibilities and multi-tasking across a range of diverse customer projects. Core services and deliverables include but are not limited to: Demand Energy/Charge Management, State-wide REC programs analysis, Power Market Analysis, data collection and filtering, long-term energy production estimates, investment approval processing, financing support, and special projects. Individuals in this position apply knowledge to support customers and new product development. The role also has opportunities to support the science and solutions teams with application testing and advancement. This position offers abundant opportunities to work with internal and external stakeholders, get exposed to both short and long-term process improvements and new product developments

Other duties include:

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• Utilize NEA proprietary Optimization Tools to analyze Customer Power Systems and optimize ideal Energy projects.
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• Reviewing Energy Tariffs and Customer's Technical requirements
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• Create Ad-hoc optimization models to solve complex problems revolving around Energy Revenue Analysis
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• Communicate with customers to gather required inputs for optimization efforts (ex: anticipated cost of generators, customer load profiles, revenue streams, site-specific tariffs, etc.
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• Advancement of processes for conducting ad-hoc optimization efforts for new energy types (Hydro, CHP, Etc.)
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• Reviews and analyzes customer load profiles/generation facilities
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• Exposure to Power Markets and State-wide Renewable Energy programs such as the NY Value of Distributed Energy Resources (VDER).
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• Conduct Solar, and Battery Energy Assessments as assigned.
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• Reviews electrical and structural drawings of commercial and utility-scale solar farms
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• Provides investment due diligence and financing support
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• Applies technical knowledge in support of new product development
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• Prepares written reports and presentations for both internal and external customers
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Programming Experienced in R, Python, or similar programming languages as well as modeling languages such as GAMS, Julia, etc are highly desirable

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