Under the general direction of the Manager, responsible for the advanced analytics needed to support the ISO’s data-driven policy decisions and development of market design. Analyzes large sets of energy market data, identifying trends and patterns, providing insights to support business decisions. Participates in market design and development efforts to ensure policy and software business rules and processes provide intended solutions. Uses optimization principles and techniques to assess market solutions and model formulations. Uses data science techniques for predictive and descriptive analytics of energy market, reliability services, pricing, and evaluates the performance of energy market design to support the real – time operations and market operations for the California ISO.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develops data science algorithms for predictive analytics and supports the successful development of market design and policies. Performs descriptive analytics for the energy market including day-ahead and real-time, energy and reliability services, congestion revenue rights as well as operational performance. Develops and implements business solutions such as new market products and/or new market constraints and procedures. Works on moderately complex engineering problems and provides engineering support in the market software as needed to determine optimality of market solutions.
- Supports the production activities for default energy bid (DEB) calculations, commitment costs, including complex analysis of all components of the default bids and commitment costs, to ensure the accuracy of the inputs and the calculation of the bids, and its impact on the market outcomes. Leverages engineering principles, production cost modeling, and generation simulation to evaluate market participant requests for adjustments to major maintenance adders, while analyzing resource operating characteristics, market operations, and price volatility. Utilizes complex mathematical optimization models to compute opportunity costs for gas-based units, ensuring adherence to ISO Tariff regulations and business practice manuals. Supports the evaluation and negotiation of custom DEBs and opportunity costs, balancing analytical precision with market compliance to optimize overall market efficiency and operational performance.
- Monitors, analyzes and reports on market results, its efficiency and effectiveness. Monitors and detects emerging market trends, such as prices and cost spikes, and identify root causes of market design gaps. May develop and implement long-term market metrics and identify systemic market issues. Develops and presents reports; builds interactive dashboards, and visualizations to communicate insights and trends.
- Participates in cross functional teams as assigned. Collaborates with market participants, regulators and other stakeholders to develop analytics to support business decisions and market design. Provides technical, analytical and reporting support to internal business units and external entities.
- Supports the development of new data-driven products and services related to energy markets. Stays up-to-date with the latest developments in energy markets, data science, and technology.