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Gas Resource Planning Analyst II or Senior

Xcel Energy

Minneapolis, MN 55407

$97,600-$159,400/yr

OnsiteEducation AssistanceHealth InsurancePaid Time OffRetirement Benefit

BS degree in Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, or closely related field
Equivalent work experience may be accepted in lieu of degree
Minimum of 8 years of natural gas or electric industry experience, preferably in resource planning, design day modeling, or related areas of identifying, forecasting, and delivering energy resources
Extensive knowledge of linear programming and model development required
Must have financial analysis skills and advanced written and oral communication skills to prepare testimony and negotiate contracts
The below job summary and responsibilities reflect the duties of the Senior Gas Resource Planning Analyst, Gas Resource Planning Analyst II will differ as less skills and/or experience will be required
The successful candidate will be placed at a level that is commensurate with the candidate's skills and experience
Position Summary
The Gas Resource Analyst plays a critical role in supporting long-range gas planning by developing and executing analytical modeling that informs resource decisions, system reliability, and regulatory strategy
Hands-on experience with the PLEXOS optimization platform
Model the natural gas system as an interconnected network of pipelines, storage, supply and demand side resources, and customer demand
Identify least-cost resource portfolios under various scenarios and constraints
Analysts integrate forecasts, supply contracts, demand-side programs, and policy assumptions into the model
Run scenarios, and interpret results to evaluate tradeoffs across cost, reliability, emissions, and risk
Strong understanding of natural gas systems-including design day planning, pipeline capacity, storage operations, and customer usage patterns
Support integrated resource plans and other regulatory filings, where analysts translate complex technical results into clear, defensible narratives, data tables, and testimony that meet Commission requirements and support informed decision-making
Independently perform complex resource modeling for the gas supply portfolios for XE's gas and electric operations and train others as well
Develop sophisticated resource models in SendOut and Plexos (portfolio optimization-linear program models) to determine the optimal gas purchases for each operating business unit
Collaborate with Gas Supply to develop and implement each season's gas purchase plan, estimated at $2B per year of expenditures
Work with model developers (such as SendOut and Plexos) on new software code to address changing needs
Create forecast projecting peak gas requirements for gas distribution and electric generation
Accurately model to correctly predict customer needs and prevent loss of gas & electric service to customers
Utilize forecast to determine the quantity and variety of transportation and storage contracts held across 12 different geographically dispersed pipeline systems as well as determine when to modify or purchase additional transportation and storage capacity services for an evolving, complicated portfolio, estimated at $200M/year of expenditures
Prepare and defend extensive regulatory filings to recover the costs related to the $2B annual gas fuel budget
Interface with regulators, intervenors, political or special interest groups, customers, and gas suppliers to obtain consensus, support, and/or regulatory approval of optimal resource plans
This includes providing written and oral testimony, negotiations, and presentations
Serve as an expert policy and strategy witness on the Company's behalf
Perform financial analysis of interstate and intrastate pipeline rate cases
Prosecute the pipeline case by preparing written and oral testimony in formal administrative hearings to argue for just, reasonable tariff rates and beneficial services from the pipeline
Pursue settlement of rate cases by building coalitions with other pipeline customers, determining financial assumptions and expected case outcomes with other customers, and negotiating key settlement terms with customers, FERC or state commission staff, and pipeline officials
Prepare, implement, and maintain dynamic annual and long-range gas supply plans for the gas distribution and electric generation operating units
Plan must optimize reliability and cost effectiveness of XE's $2B budget for gas supply, storage, and transportation
Partner closely with the Gas Supply Manager and Gas Buyer/Traders to evaluate market opportunities and perform analysis on proposed transactions